Authentic Puerto Rican Rice and Beans Recipe #96710
This is my family's recipe straight fromt Aguada, Puerto Rico. In PR we make it from scratch (all the seasoning, but this recipe tastes the same, just easier than the all home-made version. This recipe is easy and serves 4, or 2 if you eat alot!! Muy rico, come lo
by boricua_nena
20 min | 10 min prep
SERVES 4
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
- 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).
- make sure when you are done cooking to let excess water out of rice.
- In saucepan, heat oil on low-medium heat and put in the ham, salted pork, or canadian bacon.
- once it starts to sizzle, add the garlic powder and adobo seasoning.
- Then add the Sofrito and Sazon con Azafran seasoning, stir.
- Next add red beans (drain most of liquid, just a little bit is needed to pull the sauce together).
- Mix and serve.
- (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).
- Enjoy (a wonderful recipe straight from the island).
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