Arroz Con Gandules

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• Sofrito (all ingredients chopped)--makes 1 cup:
• 3 oz. vegetable oil
• 1/2 can gandules
• 1 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
• 2 envelopes sazon with culantro & achoite
• 1 envelope ham flavoring
• 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon
• 4 oz. smoked ham, cut in squares and fried until browned
• 3 oz. green olives stuffed with pimento plus all the liquid
• 1 teaspoon Adobo seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoons ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
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• 1 small yellow onion
• 1 medium green pepper
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 bunch Chinese parsley
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• 4 cups medium grain rice
• 3 cups water

Preparation

Step 1

In a large pot Mix and Cook all ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer for one hour to one hour and a half. Stir every 15 minutes while cooking.