Arroz Con Gandules Recipe Video
A popular Puerto Rican dish prepared in the traditional style. Main ingredients: gandules or pigeon peas, rice, sofrito and pork.
Ingredients
3 LBS PORK SPARE RIBS
2 CUPS RICE
1 LB FROZEN GANDULES
3 CUPS WATER
3 TBL.OIL
1 BAY LEAF
1 GRAPE LEAF
1 TBL. SALT
1 GREEN PEPPER
1 RED PEPPER
HALF CUP ONION
1 CLOVE GARLIC
1 TOMATO
QT. CUP GREEN OLIVES
1 TSP. CAPERS
1 SPRIG OF THYME
1 PINCH OF CUMIN
1 PINCH OF SAFFRON
Directions
IN A SEPARATE POT COOK THE GANDULES WITH 1 CUP WATER AND 1 TEASPOON OF SALT FOR 10 MINUTES.
IN A SMALL PAN HEAT 1 TBLSPOON OF OIL AT LOW HEAT, REMOVE IT FROM THE HEAT AND ADD THE ACHIOTE. DON'T LET IT BURN.
TO MAKE THE SOFRITO, CUT IN SMALL PIECES THE TOMATO, ONION, GREEN PEPPER , RED PEPPER, GREEN OLIVES, GARLIC. ADD THE SPRIG OF THYME AND CAPERS.
COOK THE RIBS AT LOW HEAT, STEERING THEM AS THEY START LOSING THE RED COLOR, COVER THE POT AND LET IT COOK FOR 50 MINUTES. THEN, ADD THE COLORED OIL FROM THE ACHIOTE, MOVE THE RIBS TO ONE SIDE OF THE POT. BY THIS TIME ALL THE LIQUID IS DRIED, ADD THE SOFRITO STEERING IT VERY SLOW , LET IT COOK FOR 10 MINUTES. MIX THE SOFRITO WITH THE RIBS. ADD THE GANDULES WITH THE WATER WHERE THEY WERE COOKED PLUS THE REST OF THE WATER.
WASH THE RICE , ADD IT TO THE BOILING POT, ADD THE CUMIN AND SAFFRON. MIX IT VERY GENTLE, LOWER THE HEAT, COVER THE POT AND LET IT COOK FOR 15 MINUTES.
IN A SMALL PAN HEAT 1 TBLSPOON OF OIL AT LOW HEAT, REMOVE IT FROM THE HEAT AND ADD THE ACHIOTE. DON'T LET IT BURN.
TO MAKE THE SOFRITO, CUT IN SMALL PIECES THE TOMATO, ONION, GREEN PEPPER , RED PEPPER, GREEN OLIVES, GARLIC. ADD THE SPRIG OF THYME AND CAPERS.
COOK THE RIBS AT LOW HEAT, STEERING THEM AS THEY START LOSING THE RED COLOR, COVER THE POT AND LET IT COOK FOR 50 MINUTES. THEN, ADD THE COLORED OIL FROM THE ACHIOTE, MOVE THE RIBS TO ONE SIDE OF THE POT. BY THIS TIME ALL THE LIQUID IS DRIED, ADD THE SOFRITO STEERING IT VERY SLOW , LET IT COOK FOR 10 MINUTES. MIX THE SOFRITO WITH THE RIBS. ADD THE GANDULES WITH THE WATER WHERE THEY WERE COOKED PLUS THE REST OF THE WATER.
WASH THE RICE , ADD IT TO THE BOILING POT, ADD THE CUMIN AND SAFFRON. MIX IT VERY GENTLE, LOWER THE HEAT, COVER THE POT AND LET IT COOK FOR 15 MINUTES.
Editors Review
If a dish is named as a national dish of a country, it's got to have something special; like this arroz con gandules is righteously Puerto Rico's national dish. See, how easily it is prepared and what an amazing combination of flavors it has. Worth trying for family get together.Comments
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