Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, arroz con gandules (puerto rican rice and peas). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Arroz con gandules (Puerto Rican rice and peas) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Arroz con gandules (Puerto Rican rice and peas) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook arroz con gandules (puerto rican rice and peas) using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Arroz con gandules (Puerto Rican rice and peas):
- Make ready 2 tbsp sofrito
- Get 1 tbsp adobo
- Get 1 tbsp garlic powder
- Make ready 1/2 can tomato sauce
- Get 1 envelope sazon
- Make ready 2 envelope goya pork boullion
- Take 1 tbsp oil
- Take 1 can gandules (pigeon peas) with liquid
- Get 2 gandules can of water
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup rice
Instructions to make Arroz con gandules (Puerto Rican rice and peas):
- Please measure your rice to water according to directions on rice bag. I never measure, I just go by what I see. Usually my water is about 1/2 inch above the rice in the pot
- In a medium sized aluminum rice pot, heat oil and sofrito on medium high heat until oil turns green, stirring constantly
- Add adobo, garlic powder, sazon, pork flavor, tomato sauce, water and pigeon peas and bring to a boil
- Wash rice and add to pot stirring occasionally (so that the rice doesn't stick)
- Lower heat once rice seems to have just a coat of liquid on top, cover and let cook for about 20 minutes. Do not stir too many times once heat is lowered as it will make your rice mushy.
- Rice is done when rice grains are open.
- Note: you can also use corn, Vienna sausages, red beans, chorizo, chicken, cut ham or just plain yellow rice instead of using gandules. This is the typical recipe for Puerto Rican rice. I also add pimiento sometimes.
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