Arroz con Gandules / Rice w Pigeon Peas
Arroz con Gandules / Rice w Pigeon Peas

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, arroz con gandules / rice w pigeon peas. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Gandules (aka pigeon peas) are an exotic ingredient to most folks outside of the Caribbean. Today I will be showing you how I make a very popular dish, Arroz con Gandules (Rice with Green pigeon peas). Its one of my favorite dishes.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have arroz con gandules / rice w pigeon peas using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Arroz con Gandules / Rice w Pigeon Peas:
  1. Get 1/4 cup chopped Chorizo or Spicy Sausage (Salchichón)
  2. Prepare 1 can (15 oz.) Gandules (Pigeon Peas)
  3. Make ready 1 clove minced Garlic
  4. Get 1/2 cup chopped Red Onion
  5. Make ready 1/4 cup chopped Green Peppers
  6. Get 1/4 cup Roasted Red Peppers
  7. Take 1 packages Chicken Bullion
  8. Prepare 1 packages Sazon with Culantro and Achiote
  9. Get 2 tbsp of Sofrito
  10. Take 1 tbsp Adobo Goya
  11. Make ready 1/2 tsp dried Oregano
  12. Prepare 2 tbsp sliced Pimento stuffed Green Olives
  13. Make ready 4 oz Tomato Sauce
  14. Make ready 1 bunch Fresh Cilantro
  15. Take 1 Salt and Pepper to taste
  16. Prepare 2 cup White Rice (uncooked)
  17. Make ready 2 1/2 cup Water
  18. Make ready 2 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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. This Arroz con Gandules recipe only needs a few essential GOYA® pantry staples, so your family can. Arroz Con Gandules is a traditional Puerto Rican dish.

Steps to make Arroz con Gandules / Rice w Pigeon Peas:
  1. In a medium pot, on medium heat, add oil, sofrito, garlic, onions, green peppers, red peppers and chorizo. Cook until onions are translucent.
  2. Add tomato sauce, can of gandules (with liquid), green olives, adobo, chicken bullion, sazon and dried oregano. Stir thoroughly and cook covered for about 3 minutes.
  3. Add rice, water, cilantro and salt and pepper to taste. LEAVE UNCOVERED on medium heat until water is almost completely dissolved.
  4. As soon as water is almost dissolved, stir twice scooping from the bottom up and over. Cover and lower heat to low and cook for about 20 minutes. DO NOT UNCOVER LID. After 20 minutes, stir the rice. It should be fluffly and golden. If not, cover for 10 more minutes and voila!
  5. Buen Provecho :-)

It's usually made for special occasions. Arroz con Guandules is a classic Puerto Rican or Dominican recipe. The "Arroz" refers to the fluffy, fragrant rice, while "Guandules" are Pigeon Peas, a common legume found in Latin American cuisine. This recipe is not just plain ol' Rice and Beans, though. It's bursting with flavor and creaminess.

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