Easy Arroz con Gandules recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 green bell peppers, diced 1 onion, chopped 6 cloves garlic, minced 1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce 1 (.25 ounce) package Spanish seasoning 3 cups uncooked brown rice 2 (15 ounce) cans pigeon peas, drained 6 cups boiling water
Nutrition Info
- 237.3 caloriescarbohydrate: 42 gcholesterol: : -fat: 4.9 gfiber: 5.6 gprotein: 7.1 gsaturatedFat: 0.8 gservingSize: -sodium: 400.3 mgsugar: 2.3 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Easy Arroz con Gandules
Directions
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Place green peppers, onion, garlic and cilantro in a blender or food processor, puree. This mixture is called soffrito, it is your seasoning base. It can be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated for up to 2 weeks or frozen for up to 6 months.
Place 3 tablespoons olive oil and 6 tablespoons soffrito in an 8 quart saucepan. Cook for 3 or 4 minutes to release oils.
Pour one can of tomato sauce and the Spanish seasoning packet into the saucepan, mix well. Add 3 cups rice to the mixture and stir until the rice is coated.
Stir pigeon peas into the mixture and add boiling water. Cover the pot with aluminum foil and a pot lid. Reduce heat to simmer and cook 45 minutes or until rice is tender.