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Riz Au Djon Djon

Rice cooked with djon djon mushrooms, pork, vegetables, and seasonings.

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Why it works: Parsley and thyme match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,057 recipes. Both carry cuminaldehyde, which smells Spicy, cumin. The science ↓

Riz Au Djon Djon

Time20 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the mushrooms

  1. Place mushrooms in a small enameled, stainless steel or glass saucepan and pour in 2 c. of boiling water.

  2. Let the mushrooms soak for 30 minutes.

  3. Bring the mushrooms to a boil over high heat.

  4. Reduce the heat to low and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.

  5. Drain the mushrooms, reserving the liquid.

Cook the rice

  1. Heat the oil in a heavy 3 to 4 quart saucepan over moderate heat until a light haze forms above it.

  2. Fry the pork in the oil, turning until crisp and brown.

  3. Transfer the pork to paper towels to drain with a slotted spoon.

  4. Add green pepper, parsley, scallions and garlic to the fat remaining in the pan and stir for about 2 minutes until the vegetables are soft but not brown.

  5. Add the rice and stir constantly for 2 or 3 minutes until the grains turn somewhat milky and opaque. Do not let the rice brown.

  6. Combine the reserved mushroom cooking liquid with enough boiling water to make 2 c. and pour the mixture over the rice.

  7. Stir in mushrooms, pork, thyme, cloves and salt, and bring to a boil over high heat.

  8. Reduce the heat to low, cover tightly, and simmer for about 20 minutes until the rice has absorbed all the liquid and becomes a rich walnut brown color.

  9. Taste for seasonings.

  10. Fluff the rice with a fork, serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

673Calories
36 gProtein
29 gFat
67 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Cloves1 tsp ground (2g)7
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Parsley + thymetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,057 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  2. Pepper + parsleytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together34,122 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Thyme + clovetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,108 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

  4. Pepper + thymetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Parsley + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,308 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Dried djon djon mushrooms
Provide the dish's deep, earthy flavor and dark color once their soaking liquid is used.
Long-grain white rice
Forms the bulk of the dish and absorbs the liquid as it cooks into a fluffy texture.
Salt pork
Renders fat for frying and leaves crisp bits that add savory richness.
Scallions
Add mild onion aroma to the fat before the rice is added.
Green pepper
Adds fresh, slightly bitter vegetable flavor and aroma when softened in the fat.
Garlic
Adds pungent aroma that mellows as it softens in the hot fat.

The step that matters

Toasting the rice without browning it. Stirring the grains in fat until they turn milky and opaque coats them and helps them stay separate. Browning them adds bitterness and can change the flavor of the finished dish.

Swap the clove

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mushroom, pepper, parsley, garlic, pork, rice, thyme):

  1. Marjoramfits better
  2. Oreganofits better
  3. Sagefits better
  4. Clovethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mushroom, pepper, parsley, garlic, pork, rice, thyme. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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