Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles)
Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles)

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, puerto rican rice and beans (arroz y frijoles). One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles) is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look fantastic. Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles) is something which I have loved my whole life.

Great recipe for Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles).. Add rice, chicken stock, Sofrito and margarine to large sauce pan, cook till tender. In a medium saucepan, heat the oil on medium.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have puerto rican rice and beans (arroz y frijoles) using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles):
  1. Make ready Rice
  2. Make ready 1 1/4 cup Long grain rice
  3. Prepare 2 1/2 cup Chicken stock
  4. Get 2 tbsp Sofrito
  5. Make ready 1 tbsp Margarine / Butter
  6. Take 1 packages Sazzon (optional for yellow rice)
  7. Get Beans
  8. Make ready 1 lb Kidney beans
  9. Take 15 oz Tomato sauce
  10. Get 4 slice Bacon
  11. Take 3 tbsp Recaito
  12. Take 1 tbsp Sofrito
  13. Prepare 4 cup Water

The beans are actually a stew, with potatoes, squash, other veggies, some ham and, of course, beans. I eat this, served over rice, for a meal whenever I can find it. Mom's authentic Puerto Rican Rice and Beans with savory homemade sofrito and sazon. You'll love this incredibly flavorful, comforting homemade meal that will fill your home with unbelievably delicious smells.

Steps to make Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles):
  1. Soak kidney beans overnight
  2. Drain and rinse beans
  3. Add beans and chicken stock to large sauce pan
  4. Add and stir in tomato sauce
  5. Stir in Recaito and Sofrito
  6. Chop up bacon and add to bean mixture
  7. Slow cook over low-medium heat, stirring occasionally
  8. Add rice, chicken stock, Sofrito and margarine to large sauce pan, cook till tender

The perfect recipe to serve a crowd or just savor leftovers for a few days! My whole childhood I grew up around rice and beans. Every event in my life from a party, family dinner, holiday, you name it, consisted of a big caldero (a hispanic's go-to metal pot) of rice and beans. One of my favorite memories has to be eating my Puerto Rican BFF's mom's arroz con gandules on 'Latino' Thanksgiving. Any special occasion meal in Puerto Rico would not be complete without arroz con gandules, or rice with pigeon peas.

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