Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, arroz con gandules/or garbanzos. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Arroz con gandules is a combination of rice, pigeon peas, and pork, cooked in the same pot with sofrito. This is Puerto Rico's national dish along with roasted pork. This dish is mainly served during Christmas season or for special occasions.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook arroz con gandules/or garbanzos using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos:
- Get 2 cup Rice (can use more if desired)
- Take 1 can Gandules (pigeon peas)
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- Prepare 2 packages Sazon (spanish meat seasoning)
- Prepare 1/4 cup Chopped garlic
- Take 4 tbsp Sofrito (spanish tomatoe based sauce)
- Make ready 3 dash Adobo (spanish seasoning)
- Prepare a few olives (optional)
- Get 3 cup water
- Take 1/2 cup Mojo (spanish marinade)
A traditional Puerto Rican dish, arroz con gandules is rice cooked with green pigeon peas. This orange-hued dish is full of flavor from the herby, peppery sofrito and pairs nicely with stewed chicken, pork, or red beans. Arroz con Gandules is a Puerto Rican favorite. It's also popular in other Latin American countries.
Instructions to make Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos:
- Put medium-large sized pot on stove on medium heat and put oil to a bit of a sizzle
- Add rice (a tiny bit more oil on top), sofrito, Adobo, garlic, Sazon, mojo, and olives. Mix well and cover for 6 mins. Stir on and off so rice doesnt stick to pot.
- Add gandules (put liquid from can in rice too) and water. Mix well. Boil cover for about 15-20 min or until soft.
- Enjoy.
As an added plus, arroz con gandules goes amazingly well with bistec encebollado. Gandules or Guandu depending on where you are from, are a small roundish bean that grows in a perennial bush. Add Gandules and cilatro and stir and bring to a simmer. Arroz con Gandules. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Arroz con gandules is one of Puerto Rico's signature rice dishes.
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