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Arroz con Gandules

Arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas) is the national dish of Puerto Rico. It's a flavorful rice made with sofrito, latin seasonings, pigeon peas (gandules) and olives.
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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Latin
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Steam Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 144kcal

Ingredients

  • 15 oz gandules drained, rinsed
  • 2 cups rice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 cup sofrito
  • 10 olives
  • 1 packet sazon
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp adobo
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce
  • 2 cups water
  • salt & pepper

Instructions

  • In a dutch oven or a caldero heat olive oil over medium-high heat. With a wooden spoon, mix sofrito in the pot for a couple minutes. Add tomato sauce, spanish olives, seasonings, and pigeon peas and stir and cook for a couple minutes more.
  • Add 2 cups water and bring to a boil. Stir rice in to evenly distribute the gandules with the rice. Adjust to medium heat-low heat and cover and cook for about 25 minutes. Make sure the lid is tight fitting so nothing escapes the pot.
  • Turn off the heat and let the cooked rice sit covered for 20 minutes. Lift the lid and fluff rice to mix the rice with the gandules. Serve hot!

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Nutrition

Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 22.5g | Protein: 5.3g | Fat: 3.8g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.6g | Sodium: 487.5mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 0.3g
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