Ingredients Sofrito 2 medium yellow onions, cut into large chunks 3–4 Italian frying peppers (also know as cubanelle peppers) 16–20 cloves garlic, peeled 1 large bunch cilantro, washed 10–12 ajices dulces (sweet chili peppers) 10 leaves of culantro (recao), or…
Sofrito is a combination of ingredients used to give a distinctive flavor to many Puerto Rican dishes. It is mostly used when cooking legumes, rice dishes, soups and stews. The two main ingredients that give sofrito its characteristic flavor are:…
Arroz con gandules is a Puerto Rican dish of rice, pigeon peas, smoked meat, and sofrito. Ingredients Sofrito 2 medium yellow onions, cut into large chunks 3–4 Italian frying peppers (also known as cubanelle peppers) 16–20 cloves garlic, peeled 1…