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Arroz con Gandules

Name: Arroz con Gandules
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Cuban
Ingredients: 2 cups rice; 1 can pigeon peas; 1/2 cup sofrito; 2 tbsp achiote oil; 1/4 cup tomato sauce; 2 cups broth; Olives; 1 packet sazón

Pigeon-pea rice cooked with sofrito and achiote — Puerto Rico's holiday rice.

Prep 20 min Cook 35 min Serves 6Medium

Ingredients

· 2 cups rice
· 1 can pigeon peas
· 1/2 cup sofrito
· 2 tbsp achiote oil
· 1/4 cup tomato sauce
· 2 cups broth
· Olives
· 1 packet sazón

Steps

1
Warm achiote oil and cook the sofrito.
2
Add tomato, sazón, pigeon peas and olives.
3
Stir in rice and broth and bring to a boil.
4
Cover and steam until the rice forms pegao at the bottom.