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puerto rico rice with pigeon pea-( arroz con gandu

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Blanca L Santiago Velez
Adjuntas, PR

This recipe is very famous in Puerto Rico especially in Christmas. You can eat with chicken, pork, salud etc.

(1 rating)
yield 5 -6 per serving
prep time 25 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For puerto rico rice with pigeon pea-( arroz con gandu

  • 1 can
    of gandules or if purfered fresh
  • 2 l
    of water
  • 3 tsp
    of salt
  • 2 STEP
  • 1/2 oz
    of tocino/white bacon
  • 1 oz
    of cooked ham
  • 1 md
    onion peeled
  • 1 sm
    sweet pepper with no seeds
  • 1 md
    green pepper with no seeds
  • 1 sm
    tomato
  • 3 slice
    of culantro washed
  • 3 slice
    of culantrillo washed
  • 3 STEP
  • 3 Tbsp
    of oil and also achiote
  • a couple of olives with no seedes
  • 1/4 can
    of tomato salsa
  • 1/2 tsp
    of alcaparras/capers
  • 4TH STEP
  • 2 1/4 c
    of arroz/rice and wash it and drain
  • 3 c
    of water so it can boil with gandules

How To Make puerto rico rice with pigeon pea-( arroz con gandu

  • 1
    meanwhile in a pot cook until brown the tocino, ham and the rest of the ingredients as well as the sofrito. Put low heat so that all ingredients and sofrito is cooking and stir well until everything is cooked. Then add the gandules,water.
  • 2
    Then in about 20 min. after you have put the ingredients in first step when boiled put in rice in high heat. Let water dry and stir it again and then cover the pot and put in low heat.
  • 3
    Then check again about 30 min. stir it again and if its soft the rice that means its ready to serve. Buen Probecho!!!!!
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