Arroz con Gandules – a classic Puerto Rican savory rice dish cooked with meat, gandules (aka pigeon peas) and some olives then spiced up with a homemade sofrito for an extra delicious rice meal!
Arroz con Gandules - a classic Puerto Rican savory rice dish cooked with meat, gandules (aka pigeon peas) and some olives then spiced up with a homemade sofrito for an extra delicious rice meal!
Ingredients
- 2 cups long grain rice , rinsed
- 3 slices bacon , chopped
- 3 tablespoons sofrito
- 1 medium onion
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 can 15 oz Gandules (Pigeon Peas) , drained
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- ⅓ cup sliced olives
- 1 packet sazon
- 3 1/2 cups water
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Wash rice until water runs clear. Drain water.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, sauté bacon until brown and crisp. This may take about 5-5 minutes.
- Remove bacon from skillet and transfer to a plate. There will be some bacon drippings left in the pan (about 1-2 tablespoons).
- Pour about 1-2 tablespoons oil to the pan then Add sofrito to the skillet , until fragrant ,about 2-3 minutes.
- Throw onion, garlic and cumin to the pan. Sauté for about a minute.
- Stir in rice and continue stirring for about 1-2 minutes.
- Then add gandules, tomato sauce, olive , sazon and water. Bring to a boil and reduce heat; cover with a lid and simmer until rice is cooked, about 18 minutes or more. Stir occasionally from the sides to prevent burns, add more water if needed.
- Adjust for salt and pepper.
Recipe Adapted From africanbites.com
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