Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Rice and gandules

Rice and gandules. Gandules (aka pigeon peas) are an exotic ingredient to most folks outside of the Caribbean. Parboiled rice is my favorite for this recipe because it's almost impossible to end up with mushy rice. My personal favorite dish is Puerto Rice and Beans, but no meal is complete without arroz con gandules.

The pigeon peas are loaded with fiber which makes this a healthy side if cooked right. Arroz con Gandules is the meal everyone in the Caribbean enjoys for the holidays or other celebrations with family and friends. After all, rice and pigeon peas is the classic holiday meal. You can cook Rice and gandules using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Rice and gandules

1. Prepare 4 cubes of red homade sofrito cubes.
2. Prepare 1 of rice spoon full of oil.
3. You need 3 packets of sazon.
4. It's 2 packets of jamon (pork bullion).
5. Prepare Half of packet of chicken bullion.
6. Prepare 1 can of gandules.
7. You need 2 of empty dry veggie cans of rice.
8. It's 4 of dry empty veggie cans of water.
9. It's 1 cup of diced ham (optional).

Here's our Healthy Living take on the Puerto Rican favorite made with rice, pigeon peas and pork. Learn how to make Puerto Rican arroz con gandules recipe in a rice cooker! This traditional Puerto Rican food, rice with pigeon peas takes a modern twist. Arroz con gandules is the typical Puerto Rican rice dish with pigeon peas.

Rice and gandules step by step

1. First put one rice spoon full of oil in a pot preferably a dutch oven pot..
2. Throw in cubed ham pieces once oil is hot let it fry a minute slowly add the three cubes of sofrito along with all packets of bullions and sazon stir and slowly add the gandules stir and let cook about 2 to 3 minutes.
3. Then add the 4 cups of water still while stirring. Next let this boil about 4 mins.
4. Add two cans of rice stir the rice with your mix and stir additional 1 minute and let it boil for about 6 to 7 minutes.
5. Lower your flame cover and let cook for about 25 minutes.
6. Remove from heat dump pot of rice and gandules in a pan or dish with out disturbing burnt layer of bottom rice that will be left behind.
7. Mix the rice and gandules and serve!.
8. Put pot in sink with water and soap to remove burnt bottom rice dont scrap it out about an hour of soaking removes it all!!.

Stir ONCE and put the lid on it, sealing tightly. 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. After all, rice with pigeon peas is one of Puerto Rico's national dishes. This recipe is seasoned with Arroz con gandules can be served alone or with a variety of sides like Pollo guisado (chicken stew).