Ingredients
2 Cups of Dried Black Mushrooms (djon djon)
3 garlic cloves minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion chopped
2 cups long-grain rice
2 teaspoons salt
1 tsp Ground cloves
1 (12-ounce) can lima beans (or green peas)
1 to 2 thyme sprigs
1 green Scotch bonnet pepper
Steps
- In small pot, soak mushrooms in 4 cups water for 10 minutes.
- Boil mushrooms on low heat for 10 minutes.
- Strain the mushroom water into another container for later use. The mushrooms in the strainer will no longer needed.
- In a large pot, sauté the garlic and onions on medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the rice and stir for 3-5 min.
- Next, add the mushroom water, salt, cloves and lima beans.
- Bring the water to a boil and reduce the hear when most of the water evaporates (approximately 10-15 min).
- Stir the rice, set the temperature to low.
- Add Scotch bonnet pepper and thyme.
- Cover the pot and steam the rice for 15 min.