Eat like a Haitian!.....Duri ak Sauce Pwa & Sauce Legume

Duri!  RICE!  What's to say about rice......add some stuff while you're cooking your rice!   In Haiti. you throw in some oil, sizzle a scallion/onion adding some garlic, oregano and salt.  My tip:  when your rice is dry, but still spittin' water bubbles, shut down the heat and let it steam do the rest.....perfect rice every time.

Quickie tip: mush up a can of refried beans, add water and stir to a syrupy texture.

         Sauce Pwa, (bean sauce) We make up about 30 quarts of this stuff, at a time and freeze it. It is essential to add to a dish of rice here, adding to the rice before the sauce extrordinaire!  I cook my beans and run them through a juicer to get rid of the pulp.  Add salt to taste.  Quickie tip: mush up a can of refried beans, add water and stir to a syrupy texture.

              Sauce Legume, sauce from green leafy veggies like spinach. These folks mostly use lalo, a sweet green leafy plant that grows everywhere here.  I prefer spinach and it also is readily available. I doll mine up with some green pepper, onion, tomatoe chunks, Maggi (no self respecting Haitian kitchen doesn't have chicken Maggi), splash of vinegar, salt and Louisana Hot Sauce! (my self respecting kitchen)  Quikie tip:  Use canned spinach, it already has the essential Haitian texture.

Oh man, we're livin' large!

They think so!


Rosy, wash your hands!