Gandule Rice

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups white rice
• 3 3/4 cups water
• 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
• 1 can (+liquid) Gandule Peas (Pidgeon Peas)
• 1 can Large Olives, drained and halved
• 5 to 6 chicken thighs, sliced thin (or meat of your preference)
• 2 small bunches cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 head garlic, minced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 pkg Mama Sita Achuete-Achiote Powder
• 1 1/2 TBSP Hawaiian Salt
• 1 TBSP dried Oregano
• 1 tsp Ground Cumin
• 2 TBSP Shoyu

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine all ingredients in a large roasting pan. Cover/seal with heavy duty aluminum foil. Bake for a total of 1.5 hours, stirring once half way through cooking time.

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For 8 Qt Instant Pot, set on MANUAL for 12 minutes. (My RICE setting only goes for 10 minutes)

CAVEAT: I’ve only tried 1/2 recipe in the Instant Pot. I think a whole recipe will fit, BUT I haven’t tried that yet. For rice dishes, my instructions say to fill pot 1/2 full before cooking.