Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, arroz con gandules/or garbanzos. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Arroz con gandules is a combination of rice, pigeon peas, and pork, cooked in the same pot with sofrito. This is Puerto Rico's national dish along with roasted pork. This dish is mainly served during Christmas season or for special occasions.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook arroz con gandules/or garbanzos using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos:
- Prepare 2 cup Rice (can use more if desired)
- Get 1 can Gandules (pigeon peas)
- Take 1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Take 2 packages Sazon (spanish meat seasoning)
- Take 1/4 cup Chopped garlic
- Get 4 tbsp Sofrito (spanish tomatoe based sauce)
- Prepare 3 dash Adobo (spanish seasoning)
- Take a few olives (optional)
- Make ready 3 cup water
- Get 1/2 cup Mojo (spanish marinade)
In this recipe Im using Pork and. A traditional Puerto Rican dish, arroz con gandules is rice cooked with green pigeon peas. This orange-hued dish is full of flavor from the herby, peppery sofrito and pairs nicely with stewed chicken, pork, or red beans. Arroz con Gandules is a Puerto Rican favorite.
Steps to make Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos:
- Put medium-large sized pot on stove on medium heat and put oil to a bit of a sizzle
- Add rice (a tiny bit more oil on top), sofrito, Adobo, garlic, Sazon, mojo, and olives. Mix well and cover for 6 mins. Stir on and off so rice doesnt stick to pot.
- Add gandules (put liquid from can in rice too) and water. Mix well. Boil cover for about 15-20 min or until soft.
- Enjoy.
It's also popular in other Latin American countries. As an added plus, arroz con gandules goes amazingly well with bistec encebollado. Gandules or Guandu depending on where you are from, are a small roundish bean that grows in a perennial bush. 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! After re-stashing my pantry with this homemade sofrito.
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