Arroz con Gandules

By pikassob

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups long grain white rice
• 5 cups water
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 tablespoons sofrito (jarred or make your own by dicing onion, bell pepper (any kind), garlic, cilantro and tomato)
• 1/4 cup chopped bacon
• 1/4 cup chopped ham or sausage
• 2 tablespoons spanish olives
• 1 can green or dry pigeon peans, drained
• 1 envelope sazon with annato
• 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon tomato paste
• salt and black pepper to taste

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 40mins

Preparation

Step 1

Start by heating the oil in a pot at high heat, and when the oil is nice and hot, add the bacon. When the bacon is cooked but not crisp, add the ham/sausage. Once that has browned, add the Sofrito. This must stir fry all together for about 1 minute.

After that has been done add the water, then the peas, the olives, the tomato paste, and all the spices, including the envelope of sazon.

At that point, add salt and pepper to taste. Bring this up to a boil then stir in rice.

Once it has began to boil again, lower heat and stir 1 more time, then cover.