Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, arroz con gandules (rice and pigeon peas). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
To make arroz con gandules properly, I believe you can only use one kind of pot, a caldero. It's similar to a Dutch oven, but instead of being made from cast iron, it's usually fabricated from aluminum. Arroz con gandules is a combination of rice, pigeon peas, and pork, cooked in the same pot with sofrito.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook arroz con gandules (rice and pigeon peas) using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Arroz con Gandules (Rice and Pigeon Peas):
- Take 2 cups Uncooked Rice
- Get 1 medium Onion small diced
- Take 1 can Gandules (Pigeon Peas)(can substitute Garbanzos)
- Get 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- Get 1-8 oz. can Tomato Sauce
- Get 1 tsp Minced Garlic
- Take 1/8 cup +/- Capers
- Get 1/4 cup Pimento Stuffed Olives halved
The complete Arroz con Gandules recipe is at the bottom of this post (Jump to Recipe), but first, here are some step-by-step pictures and tips to help you with the Gandules (affiliate link) are green pigeon peas, and are a key ingredient in this recipe. Their flavor is much milder than an English pea. Arroz con Gandules is the meal everyone in the Caribbean enjoys for the holidays or other celebrations with family and friends. After all, rice and pigeon peas is the classic holiday meal.
Instructions to make Arroz con Gandules (Rice and Pigeon Peas):
- In an appropriate sized skillet, add Olive Oil, Sofrito. Sautee for 3-5 minutes until oils are released and it becomes aromatic.
- Add Onion and Garlic taking care not to burn Garlic. Sautee until Onions are transleucent
- Add Tomato sauce and Sazon seasoning. Stir to combine.
- Add Rice to coat with all contents.
- Add Water, Capers and Olives. Bring to boil then reduce to simmer. Cover and let simmer for 10 minutes or until water is absorbed. No peeking for 20 minutes.
- If you wish to form "Pegao" or the slight charring of the rice to the bottom of the pot, research a little to keep from ruining your batch. But at the end, you'll turn up the heat for a short period of time keeping a close eye and nose!
This Arroz con Gandules recipe only needs a few essential GOYA® pantry staples, so your family can. Arroz Con Gandules (Rice with Pigeon Peas). More Latin style rice and beans recipes I love are Slow Cooker Pork and Gandules (Pigion Peas) Stew, Cuban style Arroz Congri (Black Beans), and Arroz con Pollo (Rice and Chicken) as well as a Cauliflower "Rice" and Chicken version. Pernil without arroz con gandules is like turkey without stuffing—the arroz completes any holiday meal in the Greater Antilles (especially Puerto Rico, Cuba Scatter pigeon peas over. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low.
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