Vegan Arroz Con Guandules Rice With Pigeon Peas Recipes

ARROZ CON GANDULES (RICE WITH PIGEON PEAS)

Steps:

• In a large pot with a lid gently brown ham steak in oil.
• Add sofrito, sazon, boullion cube, olives and undrained pigeon peas.
• Simmer gently to mix flavors.
• Stir in rice and water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium-high.
• Boil until no visible liquid remains, stirring often to prevent sticking.
• Heap rice and bean mixture into a mound in the center of the pot. Cover with lid and reduce heat to medium-low.
• Stir and check rice for doneness every 5 minutes or so. A crisp rice crust will form on the bottom if the mix is not stirred often. This will add a bit of crunch to the dish but I have found all the men in my family love the crust!
• When rice is tender, stir once again to fluff mixture.
• Serve with sliced of avocado and garnish with additional green olives.

VEGAN ARROZ CON GUANDULES (RICE WITH PIGEON PEAS)

Steps:

• First, add the cooking oil to a medium pot and raise to medium-high heat. Add the Onion, diced Bell Peppers, ½ of the bunch of chopped Cilantro, Bay Leaves, and Garlic to the pot. Sauté until the Onions are translucent, about 3-5 minutes. Use a wooden spoon to cook everything; plastic and metal affect the final flavor of the dish!
• Add the Vegan Chicken-Flavored Bouillon and Tomato Paste to the pot and use the spoon to "mash" them into the Vegetables. Sauté for an additional 2-3 minutes.
• Then, add the Capers, entire can of Guandules Secos, Tamari, Cumin, and Sazon con Azafran. Sauté until the spices are fragrant and evenly distributed, about 3 minutes.
• Add ½ of the remaining Cilantro to the pot along with the can of Coconut Milk and remaining spices, then bring everything to a simmer over high heat.
• Rinse the Rice under cold water, then immediately add it to the simmering mixture. Once a few grains of rice start to float to the top of the mixture, add the rest of the Cilantro, mix well, and cover. Reduce the heat to low and let simmer for 20 minutes. Fluff with a fork, serve, and enjoy! Leftovers will keep in the fridge for up to 5 days.

VEGAN ARROZ CON GANDULES

Steps:

• *****Notes: In some cases, the rice is not perfect after cooking. If rice is too wet but soft, continue cooking in 4 minute intervals until perfect. If rice is hard, add some tablespoons of broth and continue cooking in 4 minute intervals. If texture resembles mashed potatoes, throw out and start over.
• In a larger saute pan with lid, add equal parts of butter and olive oil to saute vegetables. Turn stove to medium heat. Dice onion, garlic, and seed and dice red bell pepper. Saute bell pepper and onion for about 3 minutes. Add garlic, saute for another 40 seconds. Add 1/2 teaspoon of sea salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Stir to combine.
• Add 1 cup of rice with the vegetables, mix to combine and coat the rice with oil and butter mixture. Saute shy of 1 minute.
• Add two cups of vegetable broth and the other cup of rice. Drain gandules and capers, add to rice and broth. Add bouillon cube, Sazon Con Azafran, 1 teaspoon of sea salt, and capers. Add last cup of broth and stir to combine extremely thoroughly for even cooking of the color and flavor. Add one tablespoon of oil, less if mixture is already oily. Stir. Turn on high heat and bring to a boil. Allow rice to boil uncovered on high heat until most of the liquid above the rice is absorbed (but rice is not completely done or dry). This should take about 10 minutes. Next, cover lid and turn heat to low. Cook for 20 minutes. Fluff with fork, turn heat off, cover and let sit for at least 10 minutes. Serve hot.

ARROZ CON GANDULES (RICE WITH PIGEON PEAS)

Steps:

• In a large pot, fry salt pork in olive oil until halfway done; add ham and continue frying.
• Add rice and sauté until rice is browned.
• Add about ¾ cup to 1 cup sofrito (more or less to taste), tomato sauce and canned tomatoes.
• Add gandules (drained and rinsed) and 4 cups of water.
• Add olives and capers, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper to taste and bijol (for color).
• Cook uncovered over medium-high heat 10 minutes, then cover, lower heat and continue cooking 15-20 minutes until done.
• Sofrito: Blend 1 Bunch Cilantro, 1 red pepper, 1 onion, 1 green pepper and 1 head garlic in blender until smooth. (Leftover Sofrito can be freezed and used in beans, soups, etc.).

BROWN RICE AND PIGEON PEAS (ARROZ CON GANDULES)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large, deep skillet. Add the bacon and onion and cook three minutes. Add the garlic and cook two minutes longer.
• Stir in all remaining ingredients except rice. Bring to a boil.
• Stir in rice, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer until rice is tender (about 40-45 minutes if you're using brown rice, 25-30 minutes if you use white rice.

ARROZ CON GANDULES (RICE AND PIGEON PEAS)

Steps:

• Soak pigeon peas overnight in 6 cups of water; drain and discard water.
• In a large, covered pot, combine peas with 4 cups water and bring to a boil over high heat; cover, reduce heat to medium, and cook 30 minutes.
• Season with salt and cook 15 minutes more; drain, reserving 3 cups of the cooking liquid (you may need to add more water to end up with the 3 cups).
• Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, lightly brown the bacon and ham; add in the remaining sofrito ingredients and saute, over low heat until all the ingredients are tender and the tomatoes break down.
• Stir in the additional ingredients and combine well; stir in the peas and rice.
• Add the 3 cups of reserved cooking liquid and let cook, uncovered, until almost dry (it will look like little volcanos are erupting); stir up the rice from the bottom.
• Cover and turn the heat down to the lowest setting and let cook 30 minutes, turning the rice, from the bottom, once halfway through cooking.
• NOTE: This is how the dish is supposed to be cooked. I prefer to add the olives after the last turning of the rice for a "cleaner" flavor.

ARROZ CON GANDULES (RICE AND PIGEON PEAS)

Steps:

• Heat achiote oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat until it ripples; stir in sofrito and season with salt, pepper, and cumin.
• Cook until sofrito reduces and starts sizzling, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the neck bones, peas, and rice until everything is lightly covered with oil.
• Add enough broth to cover rice and bones by the width of two fingers.
• Cover with a banana leaf, if using, folding as necessary to fit into the pot.
• Bring to a boil and let cook until the level of broth reaches the level of the rice (it will look like numerous volcanos).
• Remove leaf, add in olives, give a good stir, replace leaf, reduce heat to low, cover and cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove leaf and fluff with fork; serve hot.

ARROZ CON GANDULES (RICE AND PIGEON PEAS)

Steps:

• Cut pork into biting sizes and season with adobo, sazon, salt and pepper to taste.
• In a medium size caldero (rice pot) add the oil and heat on medium heat.
• Add the pork and fry until almost done.
• Add tomato sauce, olives, sofrito, sazon, salt and pepper.
• Cook over for 4 minutes.
• Add all other ingredients, and enough water to cover the rice 1" above the rice line. Stir.
• Bring to a boil and cook over med/high heat until most of the water is absorbed.
• Once the water has been absorbed, stir gently from bottom to top - once or twice only, cover and turn the heat down to low.
• You can cover the rice with aluminum paper or better yet a banana leaf and then put on the cover.
• Cook for 30 minutes or until the rice is tender.