Arroz con Gandules

By carvalhohm2

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 or to taste
• 1/4 cup chopped ham or sausage or to taste
• 2 tablespoons Spanish olives
• 1 can green or dry pigeon peas, 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 4
Adapted from youtube.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat 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.

Add the water, peas, olives, tomato paste, and all the spices, including the envelope of sazon.

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.

Cook for about 30-40 minutes on a low heat setting, stirring occasionally
(every 10 minutes) until the rice is tender.

Serve 3-4