How to Prepare Delicious Puerto Rican Rice & Pink Beans

Puerto Rican Rice & Pink Beans. Big Savings on Puerto Rican Rice. You haven't had rice that blows you away until you try Puerto Rican Rice (Arroz con Gandules)! This rice with pigeon peas is a must-have with every meal, party or BBQ!

This Puerto Rican-style rice and bean dish is made with a mixture of chicken broth, pigeon peas, sofrito, and seasonings for ultimate flavor. In the Puerto Rican culture it is called Gandules and Rice. Gandules Verdes are Green Pigeon Peas when translated- they are the shining star of this rice recipe. You can cook Puerto Rican Rice & Pink Beans using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Puerto Rican Rice & Pink Beans

1. It's 1 tbsp of vegetable oil.
2. Prepare 4 oz of ham (diced).
3. Prepare 1/4 bunch of cilantro (finely chopped).
4. You need 1/4 cup of sofrito (I use homemade! Goya sells it in the latin food section. They also have it in the freeze section. I think the frozen one is better to use if not using homemade).
5. You need 10 of pimiento stuffed olives.
6. Prepare 8 oz of can tomato sauce (Goya).
7. Prepare 1 envelope of sazón culantro y achiote (Goya).
8. Prepare 1 envelope of beef bouillon (Goya).
9. You need 2 of 15.5 ounce cans pink beans (Goya) (DO NOT DRAIN).
10. You need 16 oz of water.
11. You need 2 medium of potatoes peeled and cubed.
12. Prepare 1 of adobo to taste (Goya).

You can buy these beans canned. I get them at Target and Kroger all the time. After all, rice with pigeon peas is one of Puerto Rico's national dishes. The recipe is seasoned with sofrito, a blend of herbs and spices popular in Latin Caribbean (and some Latin American) cuisine, and is studded with diced ham and pigeon peas.

Puerto Rican Rice & Pink Beans instructions

1. Add oil, ham, cilantro, sofrito to deep saucepan and saute on medium-low heat for about 3 minutes..
2. Add olives, tomato sauce, sazón, beef bouillon and stir 2-3 minutes..
3. Add beans, water, potatoes, and adobo, stir..
4. Turn heat to medium-high bring to boil. Stir occasionally..
5. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook about 20 minutes. Remove lid stir and cook another 10 minutes or until potatoes are done without lid..
6. Serve with white rice..

A Saucy Caribbean Classic Puerto Rican Beans -- also called Pink Beans and Rice -- is a saucy, satisfying dish from the Caribbean that will simmer to the top of your go-to recipe list in no time! The heart of this dish is soft, plump, GOYA® Pink Beans. In a Dutch oven or large cast-iron skillet, heat the oil over moderately high heat. Add the onion and sauté for five minutes, until softened. Add the olives, capers, adobo, cumin, garlic, rice and.