Things You'll Need:
- 2 cups long-grain white rice
- 3 cups hot water
- Oil
- 3 tablespoons salt
- A packet of sazon
- 1/2 a can of goya gandules
- 1/2 a can of goya Spanish tomato sauce
- 4 tablespoons frozen goya sofrito if its store brought, 3 tablespoons if its home-made
- 1/4 of a cup minced goya olive salad in the jar (optional)
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Step 1
So, this is a bit like making white rice, just a little more complex! First, be sure to have everything handy. More so then white rice, this can be very fast paced.
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Step 2
Start by placing your pot on the stove over high heat. Add just enough oil to the pot to cover the bottom! Now, add in the packet of sazon & allow to dissolve. Then spoon in the sofrito! Once the sofrito is dissolved in too, add in the tomato sauce, followed by the gandules & olives. Mix together well, without breaking the gandules. Then, add in your rice! The point here is to combine all ingredients well & coat all of the rice in the oily sauce! After that is all mixed well, add in the salt & mix well! Like white rice, you will see the rice become a bit translucent, this is what you are looking for & it takes about 2 or 3 minutes to achieve!
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Step 3
Once the rice is translucent, stir in the water! Bring the water to come to a boil & stir only occasionally. Allow the water to boil down to the level of the rice. Reduce the heat at this point, give the rice a good stir & cover! Walk away now for 20 minutes! Do NOT remove the lid before 20 minutes & do NOT stir the rice either.
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Step 4
After 20 minutes, return to the pot & just turn off the heat! Let the rice sit for another 5 minutes! Do NOT remove the lid yet & do not stir the rice either, just leave it alone! After the 5 minutes fly by, you will have delicious rice & gandules to enjoy, that will be done perfectly!
