Recipe: Delicious Arroz con Gandules / Rice w Pigeon Peas

Arroz con Gandules / Rice w Pigeon Peas.

You can cook Arroz con Gandules / Rice w Pigeon Peas using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Arroz con Gandules / Rice w Pigeon Peas

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

Arroz con Gandules / Rice w Pigeon Peas step by step

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 :-).