Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, arroz con gandules/or garbanzos. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos is something that I have loved my entire life.

Arroz con gandules is a combination of rice, pigeon peas, and pork, cooked in the same pot with sofrito. This is Puerto Rico's national dish along with roasted pork. This dish is mainly served during Christmas season or for special occasions.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have arroz con gandules/or garbanzos using 10 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos:

1. Take 2 cup Rice (can use more if desired)
2. Make ready 1 can Gandules (pigeon peas)
3. Take 1 1/2 cup vegetable oil
4. Get 2 packages Sazon (spanish meat seasoning)
5. Take 1/4 cup Chopped garlic
6. Take 4 tbsp Sofrito (spanish tomatoe based sauce)
7. Prepare 3 dash Adobo (spanish seasoning)
8. Take a few olives (optional)
9. Take 3 cup water
10. Make ready 1/2 cup Mojo (spanish marinade)

Arroz con Gandules is a Puerto Rican favorite. It's also popular in other Latin American countries. As an added plus, arroz con gandules goes amazingly well with bistec encebollado. Gandules or Guandu depending on where you are from, are a small roundish bean that grows in a perennial bush.

Instructions to make Arroz con gandules/or garbanzos:

1. Put medium-large sized pot on stove on medium heat and put oil to a bit of a sizzle
2. Add rice (a tiny bit more oil on top), sofrito, Adobo, garlic, Sazon, mojo, and olives. Mix well and cover for 6 mins. Stir on and off so rice doesnt stick to pot.
3. Add gandules (put liquid from can in rice too) and water. Mix well. Boil cover for about 15-20 min or until soft.
4. Enjoy.

Learn to Make Authentic Puerto Rican Arroz con Gandules. This recipe is sure to have all your guest or family wanting more. In this recipe Im using Pork and. First of all Arroz con gandules is made with white rice. You can make it with brown rice but it will then not be considered by anyone to be authenthic in taste.

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