Ivorian black rice with black mushrooms and shrimp
A rice dish from Abidjan, cooked in a broth made from black mushroom soaking water, with shrimp and smoked fish: a flavorful, simple, and very delicious d…
The black rice is cooked in a broth made from soaking small black mushrooms, which gives it its color and flavor. Shrimp and smoked fish add to the dish.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time35 min
- Resting4 hr
- Total4 hr 55 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodsaucepan
- Estimated cost$5.97 $1.49 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
Ingredients
people
- $1.01
- $0.73
- $3.74
- $0.21
- $0.09
- $0.16
- $0.03
Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Soak the black mushrooms in cold water for at least 4 hours, ideally overnight. Keep the soaking water.
- Heat a little oil and salt in a saucepan.
- Brown the shrimp and diced fish for 5 minutes in a pan with a little chopped onion, minced garlic, salt, and half of the seasoning cube.
- Let it simmer for 5 minutes, then add 2 cups of water to cook the shrimp and infuse the liquid with their flavor.
- Add the pre-washed rice. If you would like to add vegetables, now is the time. ≈ 3 min
- Pour the mushroom soaking water, in an amount sufficient to cook the rice.
- Adjust the seasoning with salt, using no more than half of the remaining cube. ≈ 2 min
- Cook for 15 minutes over high heat, then for 10 minutes over low heat.
The bill
Ivorian black rice with black mushrooms and shrimp
- 2 handfuls of dried black mushrooms$1.01
- 250 g of rice$0.73
- 200 g of peeled or unpeeled shrimp$3.74
- 1 onion$0.21
- 1 clove of garlic$0.09
- oil$0.16
- salt$0.03
Total$5.97
that's $1.49 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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