"This Arroz con Gandules -- also known as Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas -- is a flavorful Puerto Rican dish made with gandules (pigeon peas), green olives and sofrito! #ArrozConGandules..."
INGREDIENTS
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4 slices bacon or ham, optional
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2 tablespoons oil (olive or vegetable oil)
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1 cup fresh or frozen gandules (pigeon peas), drained from the water
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3/4 cup tomato sauce
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1/2 cup green olives
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1/4 cup sofrito, thawed if using store bought frozen sofrito
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1 1/2 teaspoons salt
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1 teaspoon adobo seasoning
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½ packet sazon
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½ teaspoon ground black pepper
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¼ teaspoon ground cumin powder
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3 ½ cups water
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3 cups medium white rice, rinsed
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cilantro, optional garnish