Puerto-Rican Rice Recipe
What you will need:
| Rice Pot, | Long -Grain Rice, | Bacon, | Sazón, |
| Gandules, | Sofrito, | Lime, | Garlic Salt. |
Instructions:
Have a pot like this or a similar pot to cook with. This pot can be found at your local Mexican food market/store.
1) Cook Bacon- Put enough in the pot so there will be enough grease.
2) After the bacon is cooked, add a can of Gandules into pot. Add Spanish olives (Optional)
3) Cook the gandules with bacon for 5 minutes. Next, add sofrito.
4) Fill whole Sofrito jar with watter then add to pot- 4 times
5) Add 2 packets of Sazón into pot.
6) Add 2-3 TBS of Garlic Salt and stir
7) Put on high heat, once it boils add long grain rice. ¾ into pot
The rice should be filled like the picture above. Boil for 3-4 minutes- then lower heat to lowest level. Make sure the lid is on AT ALL TIMES! Cook for 1 ½ to 2 hours. Do not open lid until that time!
Add Lime juice when rice is fully cooked.
Enjoy!
