Diri Djon Djon Recipe
Diri djon djon is an earthy and flavorful dish made using the broth of popular Haitian djon djon mushrooms. Follow this recipe and land yourself a delicious pot of Diri Djon Djon!
Equipment
- 1 deep skillet
- 1 sieve/strainer
Ingredients
- 1 cup djon djon mushrooms
- 3 cups water
- 1½ cups jasmine rice
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 tbsp epis green sauce
- 1 cup green peas
- ⅓ cup coconut milk
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp bouillon
- salt to taste
- 6-10 cloves
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 6-10 pieces shrimp
- 2 scotch bonnets (optional)
Instructions
- Clean out your mushrooms before transferring them into a small pot, add in the 3-4 cups of water. Heat up and let it come to a boil, and then a continuous simmer for 10 minutes.
- Strain the broth making sure to squeeze as much broth as you can from the mushrooms. Set the broth aside.
- Rinse your rice 4-5 times till the water is clear, drain and set aside.
- Heat up your oil in the skillet, add in the epis and let it fry for 5 minutes.
- Go in with the green peas and seasonings, keep frying for 2-3 minutes before adding in the coconut milk, let it come to a light simmer.
- Add in the djon djon broth, 2 scotch bonnets and let it come to a soft simmer.
- Add in the rice and the butter, combine and cover with some foil before using the lid. Let it cook on low to medium heat for 15 mins.
- There should still be some moisture in the rice, add in the shrimp, combine and cover to cook again for another 10 minutes.
- Use a fork to fluff the rice.