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Arroz Con Gandules ( Rice and Beans)

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This savory dish has many variations through out all the spanish speaking countries, this is the Puerto Rican version.

by TheBostonBean·published 2005-11-16

Rice

Servings

6 serving(s)

Total time

40 min

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

581 kcal

Ingredients (10)

serves

1 tablespoon sofrito sauce (check out recipe # from my recipes)sofrito
1 (15 ounce) can pigeon peas (any canned bean will do)pigeon
0.5 (4 ounce) can tomato saucetomato-sauce
1 teaspoon saltsalt
1 (4 ounce) can Spam (don't ask a lot of people use it, substitute a ham steak)spam
2 tablespoons cooking oiloil
1 (1/4 ounce) package sazon goya
6 -10 pitted green olives
2 cups rice (rinsed)
4 cups waterwater

Instructions (13 steps)

01Rinse starch off the rice, this IS important.
02Dice ham steak or Spam.
03Pour oil into 4-5 quart cooking pot ( make sure its a large wide pot, not a thin deep one).
04Add sofrito and fry on medium heat for 1 minute.

05Add ham and fry for 1 more minute.

06Add tomato sauce and heat through for 30 seconds.

07Add sazon, salt and water and bring to a boil.

08Add pigeon peas and olives and boil 5 minutes.

09Add rice and mix around with spoon once.

10Bring to boil on HIGH heat until water has evaporated to the rice line.

11Lower temperature to low/medium low and cover TIGHT with lid ( add foil or banana leaf if need be to make it a tight seal).

12Cook for 25-30 minutes.

13Uncover, serve and enjoy!

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