Arroz con Habichuelas
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
4 cups Long grain white rice.25 cup of diced ham or bacon (SKIP THIS IF YOU'RE VEGETARIAN...ITS NOT NECESSARY, JUST ADDS FLAVOR)1 can (15 oz.) Pinto, Small Red, or Pink Beans (Whatever you prefer)3 TBSP Vegetable Oil5 cups of water1 cooking spoon/scoop/ or 4tbsp sofrito mix1/2 cup of tomato sauce
First, I like to place my oil in the pot and kinda swirl it around to coat the pot well.
2. THen I add the sofrito and tomato sauce Let it warm on Medium heat Add about 3/4 tsp of salt, some 1/2 tsp adobo, 1 packet of sazon.
3. Add the ham chunks and the beans. Let it simmer for a few minutes while you measure out your rice. (about 5 minutes on medium-low setting) It should be barely bubbling and NOT sticking to the bottom of the pot at this point.
4. Add the rice ( I prefer not to wash my rice since the bag clearly says that the rice is washed and then tossed with a vitamin powder coating so youre washing the vitamins off, but you can do whatever you like)
5. I toss the "sauce" over the rice and moisten the rice, then add the 5 cups of hot water.
AT THIS POINT, TASTE THE WATER. IT SHOULD TASTE LIKE A SOMEWHAT FLAVORFUL AND SLIGHTLY SALTY SOUP. IF ITS NOT SALTY, THEN ADD FLAVOR NOW (SOME MORE SALT, SOME GARLIC POWDER, SOME MORE ADOBO...WHATEVER. DO NOT CONTINUE TO COOK FLAVORLESS RICE. IT WILL BE NASTY ENOUGH TO GAG A MAGGOT. LOL)
6. You will let it sit at medium heat for about 5-10 minutes (depending on your stove. the first time you make this... WATCH IT) until there is just a thin layer of water over the rice and a few bubbles. At this point when most of the water has dried up but you still see water.... turn the rice, lower the heat to low or between 2 and 3 if you're electric. PUT A COVER ON YOUR POT, and let it sit there for another 15-20 minutes. After about 16 minutes, you can open the edge and scoop out a small portion. If it tastes still hard and crunchy, add a few tbsp of water and put the top back on for another 5-7 minutes. Once you find your ideal cooking time.. write it down. This is what you will use when you continue to make this recipe. I have used 5 stoves in the past 5 years. EVERY STOVE and POT is different. You have to find YOUR NORM. HAPPY COOKING....
OH YEAH, AND IT MAKES ABOUT 16 1/2 CUP SERVINGS. IF YOU ARE FEEDING A GROUP OF PUERTO RICANS WHO LOVE RICE, IT MIGHT MAKE 8 1CUP SERVINGS IF YOU'RE LUCKY. :)
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LISSI_RODRIGUEZ.
2. THen I add the sofrito and tomato sauce Let it warm on Medium heat Add about 3/4 tsp of salt, some 1/2 tsp adobo, 1 packet of sazon.
3. Add the ham chunks and the beans. Let it simmer for a few minutes while you measure out your rice. (about 5 minutes on medium-low setting) It should be barely bubbling and NOT sticking to the bottom of the pot at this point.
4. Add the rice ( I prefer not to wash my rice since the bag clearly says that the rice is washed and then tossed with a vitamin powder coating so youre washing the vitamins off, but you can do whatever you like)
5. I toss the "sauce" over the rice and moisten the rice, then add the 5 cups of hot water.
AT THIS POINT, TASTE THE WATER. IT SHOULD TASTE LIKE A SOMEWHAT FLAVORFUL AND SLIGHTLY SALTY SOUP. IF ITS NOT SALTY, THEN ADD FLAVOR NOW (SOME MORE SALT, SOME GARLIC POWDER, SOME MORE ADOBO...WHATEVER. DO NOT CONTINUE TO COOK FLAVORLESS RICE. IT WILL BE NASTY ENOUGH TO GAG A MAGGOT. LOL)
6. You will let it sit at medium heat for about 5-10 minutes (depending on your stove. the first time you make this... WATCH IT) until there is just a thin layer of water over the rice and a few bubbles. At this point when most of the water has dried up but you still see water.... turn the rice, lower the heat to low or between 2 and 3 if you're electric. PUT A COVER ON YOUR POT, and let it sit there for another 15-20 minutes. After about 16 minutes, you can open the edge and scoop out a small portion. If it tastes still hard and crunchy, add a few tbsp of water and put the top back on for another 5-7 minutes. Once you find your ideal cooking time.. write it down. This is what you will use when you continue to make this recipe. I have used 5 stoves in the past 5 years. EVERY STOVE and POT is different. You have to find YOUR NORM. HAPPY COOKING....
OH YEAH, AND IT MAKES ABOUT 16 1/2 CUP SERVINGS. IF YOU ARE FEEDING A GROUP OF PUERTO RICANS WHO LOVE RICE, IT MIGHT MAKE 8 1CUP SERVINGS IF YOU'RE LUCKY. :)
Number of Servings: 16
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LISSI_RODRIGUEZ.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 115.8
- Total Fat: 3.8 g
- Cholesterol: 1.2 mg
- Sodium: 229.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 17.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 3.5 g
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