If any of you have been down to Haiti before, you are probably very familiar with this classic Haitian meal. Diri – rice, sos pwa – bean sauce, and legume – vegetable stew. This is generally a very hearty meal and keeps you filled. Each family’s legume recipe varies as there are numerous ways and ingredients you can use. For instance, many families use stewed beef as their source of meat protein, however you can easily trade in goat or pork shoulder. The mashed mixture also has multiple variations of eggplant, cabbage, chayote, spinach, water cress or other vegetables, depending on what you have in your house. Sos pwa is generally made the same way and is a great way to introduce protein into your diet. Here are some pictures of our cook making this delicious Haitian meal:
Veggies starting to cook for the legume
Legume complete!
Rice complete!
Sos Pwa starting to cook!
Sos Pwa complete!
Time to dig in!
Although we don’t have our exact recipes to share, here are 2 similar recipes of how we make this meal:
Legume: https://www.food.com/recipe/haitian-legumes-207701
Sos pwa: https://haitian-recipes.com/sauce-pois-rouge-red-peas-soup/
Comments(4)
Nancy Overholt says
April 10, 2021 at 7:11 pmI thought at first glance there was a 🦎 in your rice 🤣
Bekki says
April 10, 2021 at 11:19 pmOne year I made diri et sos pwa for a family style lunch at our small homeschool co-op. It was a great hit! I made legume before but it is nowhere near as good as in America. The only think missing from this feast is maiz moulin!
Lori says
April 11, 2021 at 12:09 pmYUM!
Lori says
April 11, 2021 at 12:10 pmHAHA! 🙂 No lizard, but some seasonings.