Calypso Mushrooms

Cooked on
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by Kayla Edwards
Originally aired on
Cable 12
 September 22, 2003

Kayla Edwards is well known throughout The Bahamas. She is a cultural activist and has been performing since childhood. She founded the Chamber Singers and The Institute of the Arts. A lot of people will know her from her television program Mirror, Mirror. She also worked in the Cultural Affairs Division of the Ministry of Culture and in the Prime Minister’s office in charge of national events.



Add 2 cups of water to a pot and bring to a boil. Add salt and Emeril’s Asian seasoning to taste, then add 1 tsp. of olive oil followed one cup of brown rice. Stir together and cover the pot. Turn the flame low und the pot and let cook for approximately 30 minutes. Cut up one large Portobello mushroom and about 10 regular mushrooms. Chop 1/2 of a red onion, a 1/2 of a yellow onion, 1 zucchini, 1 squash, 1 red bell pepper, 1 orange bell pepper and 2 cups of broccoli. Heat a pan and add 2 tbsp of olive oil. Lower the flame to medium. Add the mushrooms followed by 2 & 1/2 tsp. of garlic, Worcester sauce to taste, steak sauce to taste, 1 can of tomatoes, 1/2 tsp. of black pepper and 1 tsp. of thyme. Add the onions and then some bay leaves. Add the bell peppers, followed by the squash and the zucchini and cover for a few minutes. Add the broccoli and some sliced almonds then cover and let cook for a few minutes. Serve with a salad and the brown rice.
Ingredients

2 cups water
salt & seasoning
1 tsp. olive oil
1 cup brown rice
1 portobello mushroom
regular mushrooms
1/2 red onion
1/2 yellow onion
1 zucchini
1squash
1/2 orange bell pepper
1/2 red bell pepper
2 cups broccoli
2 tbsp olive oil
2 1/2 tsp. garlic
worcester sauce to taste
steak sauce to taste
1 can tomatoes
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. thyme
bay leaves
sliced almonds