Authentic Puerto Rican Rice and Beans

Ingredients

Ingredients for the sauce

• 1 (16 ounce) can red kidney beans or pink beans (habichuelas coloradas)

• 1/2 teaspoon adobo seasoning (a flavored salt used in latin cooking)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 slice cooked ham or salt pork or Canadian bacon, cubed
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1 (5 g) packet of sazon con azafran seasoning (comes in envelopes in a box, gives color and a distinct flavor to latin dishes)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sofrito sauce (comes in a jar, a necessary ingredient in Puerto Rican cooking)
• 1 1/2 cups white rice, uncooked

Directions

1. 1

   Made by Goya brand and can be found in the Spanish/Latin section of your grocery store Cook white rice as instructions on package of rice say to (5 minute rice is perfectly fine).

2. 2

   make sure when you are done cooking to let excess water out of rice.

3. 3

   In saucepan, heat oil on low-medium heat and put in the ham, salted pork, or canadian bacon.

4. 4

   once it starts to sizzle, add the garlic powder and adobo seasoning.

5. 5

   Then add the Sofrito and Sazon con Azafran seasoning, stir.

6. 6

   Next add red beans (drain most of liquid, just a little bit is needed to pull the sauce together).

7. 7

   Mix and serve.

8. 8

   (in Puerto Rico, it is traditional to serve rice and beans with almost every meal, but mainly with pork chops (cooked with a little sofrito and adobo seasoning) on the side).

9. 9

   Enjoy (a wonderful recipe straight from the island).