Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, arroz con gandules/or garbanzos. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine 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 ingredients. You can have arroz con gandules/or garbanzos using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos:
- Make ready 2 cup Rice (can use more if desired)
- Make ready 1 can Gandules (pigeon peas)
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Prepare 2 packages Sazon (spanish meat seasoning)
- Get 1/4 cup Chopped garlic
- Prepare 4 tbsp Sofrito (spanish tomatoe based sauce)
- Make ready 3 dash Adobo (spanish seasoning)
- Take a few olives (optional)
- Take 3 cup water
- Make ready 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.
Instructions 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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