1 (16 ounce) can red kidney beans or pink beans (habichuelas coloradas)
1/2 teaspoon adobo seasoning (a flavored salt used in latin cooking)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 slice cooked ham or salt pork or Canadian bacon, cubed
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (5 g) packet of sazon con azafran seasoning (comes in envelopes in a box, gives color and a distinct flavor to latin dishes)
1 1/2 tablespoons sofrito sauce (comes in a jar, a necessary ingredient in Puerto Rican cooking)
1 1/2 cups white rice, uncooked
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< 30 mins Side Dishes
White rice Side Dishes
Made by Goya brand and can be found in the Spanish/Latin section of your grocery store Cook white rice as instructions on package of rice say to (5 minute rice is perfectly fine).
make sure when you are done cooking to let excess water out of rice.
In saucepan, heat oil on low-medium heat and put in the ham, salted pork, or canadian bacon.
once it starts to sizzle, add the garlic powder and adobo seasoning.
Then add the Sofrito and Sazon con Azafran seasoning, stir.
Next add red beans (drain most of liquid, just a little bit is needed to pull the sauce together).
Mix and serve.
(in Puerto Rico, it is traditional to serve rice and beans with almost every meal, but mainly with pork chops (cooked with a little sofrito and adobo seasoning) on the side).
Enjoy (a wonderful recipe straight from the island)
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
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.
Let this cook for about 30 - 40 minutes on a low heat setting, stirring occasionally (every 10 minutes) until the rice is tender. Serve.
The only rice recipe that I know is spanish rice. All you do is get rice boiling in a pan and after it is done boiling you strain out all the water and add tomato soup and hamburger. You could add onions or whatever but that is how I make it because I don't like spicy foods.
Rinse rice and put in the caldero with about ¼ cup vegetable oil. Add enough hot water to cover rice 1½ inches above rice line. The ratio of water to rice should be about 2 to 1. Add salt and stir. Let it boil on high until water evaporates. Cover and simmer on low for 35 minutes. Don't stir any more.
For Seasoned Rice...
In a caldero fry chopped bacon or chopped tocino (fat-back) until crispy. Remove the cooked meat and save. In the bacon fat fry sofrito ingredients until tender - about 5 minutes or so. Add the bacon or tocino back into the pot. Add tomato sauce and any cooked meats and vegetables you desire and stir well. Add enough liquid to cover rice 1½ inches above rice line. Let it boil on high until water evaporates. Now you may stir the rice once over only. Cover and simmer on low for about 35 minutes
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Puerto Rican rice recipe
Ingredients for the sauce
1 (16 ounce) can red kidney beans or pink beans (habichuelas coloradas)
1/2 teaspoon adobo seasoning (a flavored salt used in latin cooking)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 slice cooked ham or salt pork or Canadian bacon, cubed
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (5 g) packet of sazon con azafran seasoning (comes in envelopes in a box, gives color and a distinct flavor to latin dishes)
1 1/2 tablespoons sofrito sauce (comes in a jar, a necessary ingredient in Puerto Rican cooking)
1 1/2 cups white rice, uncooked
Not the one? See other Authentic Puerto Rican Rice and Beans Recipes
< 30 mins Side Dishes
White rice Side Dishes
Made by Goya brand and can be found in the Spanish/Latin section of your grocery store Cook white rice as instructions on package of rice say to (5 minute rice is perfectly fine).
make sure when you are done cooking to let excess water out of rice.
In saucepan, heat oil on low-medium heat and put in the ham, salted pork, or canadian bacon.
once it starts to sizzle, add the garlic powder and adobo seasoning.
Then add the Sofrito and Sazon con Azafran seasoning, stir.
Next add red beans (drain most of liquid, just a little bit is needed to pull the sauce together).
Mix and serve.
(in Puerto Rico, it is traditional to serve rice and beans with almost every meal, but mainly with pork chops (cooked with a little sofrito and adobo seasoning) on the side).
Enjoy (a wonderful recipe straight from the island)
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ARROZ CON GANDULES- PUERTO RICAN STYLE
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
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.
Let this cook for about 30 - 40 minutes on a low heat setting, stirring occasionally (every 10 minutes) until the rice is tender. Serve.
The only rice recipe that I know is spanish rice. All you do is get rice boiling in a pan and after it is done boiling you strain out all the water and add tomato soup and hamburger. You could add onions or whatever but that is how I make it because I don't like spicy foods.
For white rice...
Rinse rice and put in the caldero with about ¼ cup vegetable oil. Add enough hot water to cover rice 1½ inches above rice line. The ratio of water to rice should be about 2 to 1. Add salt and stir. Let it boil on high until water evaporates. Cover and simmer on low for 35 minutes. Don't stir any more.
For Seasoned Rice...
In a caldero fry chopped bacon or chopped tocino (fat-back) until crispy. Remove the cooked meat and save. In the bacon fat fry sofrito ingredients until tender - about 5 minutes or so. Add the bacon or tocino back into the pot. Add tomato sauce and any cooked meats and vegetables you desire and stir well. Add enough liquid to cover rice 1½ inches above rice line. Let it boil on high until water evaporates. Now you may stir the rice once over only. Cover and simmer on low for about 35 minutes
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