Arroz Con Gandules ( Rice and Beans)

Submitted by TheBostonBean

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

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

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

directions

1. Rinse starch off the rice, this IS important.
2. Dice ham steak or Spam.
3. Pour oil into 4-5 quart cooking pot ( make sure its a large wide pot, not a thin deep one).
4. Add sofrito and fry on medium heat for 1 minute.
5. Add ham and fry for 1 more minute.
6. Add tomato sauce and heat through for 30 seconds.
7. Add sazon, salt and water and bring to a boil.
8. Add pigeon peas and olives and boil 5 minutes.
9. Add rice and mix around with spoon once.
10. Bring to boil on HIGH heat until water has evaporated to the rice line.
11. Lower temperature to low/medium low and cover TIGHT with lid ( add foil or banana leaf if need be to make it a tight seal).
12. Cook for 25-30 minutes.
13. Uncover, serve and enjoy!

Reviews

[anaowusutyo]

I love this recipe. I grew up in Brooklyn around many Puerto Ricans and this rice really brings me back. We have it on a regular basis at out house.

 

[FrugalGal]

This is a great recipe. I am hispanic but I grew up eating the Mexican Rice and Beans variation...with pinto beans and yellow rice. I really enjoyed this Puerto Rican Version. Simply Great!

 

[cekua01]

This recipe was really good. Followed it almost completely, but I left out the ham and spam. ( I don't like either and wasn't sure what to substitute.) Tasted pretty much how I expected. I would have liked it to have a little more POW! Next time I'll just add more of the spices.

 

[cissymif]

This came out great. Its a good base for making this the first time. I would not stir the rice as mentioned in the recipe. I learned that you know you have equal amt of water to rice when a wooden spoon can stick up straight when you place it in the middle of the rice. I boiled it down to the rice line as mentioned and then placed it on low for 25min.

 

[luvaim]

I use this recipe at least 3 times a month. We do not eat SPAM (yuck) but instead I use bacon cut in little peices. Like 3 strips of the really good thick fresh kind. Instead of the cooking oil, just use 2 T of the bacon grease. It adds a smokiness to the rice. A little hot sauce beforeyou add the rice and DO NOT STIR. My 4 kid loves it!