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Diri Kole ak Pwa

Diri Kole ak Pwa recipe
Photograph by Jenny Huang, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Linden Elstran

A staple of Haitian cuisine, diri kole ak pwa is a celebrated bean and rice dish that gets its complex flavor profile from epis, Haiti’s verdant, peppery green seasoning akin to sofrito. Chef Gregory Gourdet’s epis recipe makes more than you’ll need for this dish alone—keep any extra in a lidded container in the fridge and use it to season stews and marinate meats.

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