Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2011

My Favorite Gandule Rice ever!! I tried out this recipe and I am so happy with the results.... I will be cooking up this exact recipe for years to come!! Thanks B.Mason for sharing you've hit the spot with this one...Mahalo

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chowdown

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2011

sounds good until I read black olives. We use alcaparrado not black olives

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honest_horno

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2011

This recipe was great. When the Puerto Ricans immigrated to Hawaii, Green olives were very expensive and not commonly stocked on grocer's shelves. This is the reason the people in Hawaii still use black olives in Puerto Rican cooking today. It's a Hawaii thing!

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PFunkyCookie

Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2011

This recipe is so delicious! To make even better, try this; instead of using pork shoulder use salt pork, and instead of black olives use green olives stuffed with jalapenos and garlic, and completely take out the achiote. Try this it is soo good everyone will be coming for seconds its a huge hit!!!

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Amanda

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2011

This was great! I am from Hawaii and while this is not an authentic Puerto Rican recipe, the people of Hawaii have adopted it and put their own twist on it. With that said, I love it with the black olives. For authentic ethnic recipes, one should go online and research them - there are many! One note is that I too used the goya sazon (never heard of them when I lived in Hawaii). It's a must-have!

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Jodibean

Reviewed: Aug. 4, 2010

Yum yum yum! It came out great....just like I remember it from a old family friend that moved here from Puerto Rico.

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Heather A.

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Buchanan, Michigan, USA

Living In: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2009

I was taught how to make Gandule Rice several years ago. But I never wrote it down. This recipe was similar to the one I learned. However, it didn't quite have the same flavor.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Orange City, Florida, USA

Living In: Deltona, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

I altered this recipe by making it without the pork...and it turned out fantastic! To save time, I used 1 tsp of annatto powder. I cut recipe by half and used only 2 cups of Jasmine rice (adjust water accordingly). There was enough to serve 8 people...with leftovers.

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Ali :-)

Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009

I love this recipe...It is just like the way we always make it in Hawaii. I have ordered it here in Texas from a woman from Puerto Rico who used to have a restaurant here and they used green olives and garbonzo beans in both their gandule rice and pastele which I don't like. This is a true Hawaii recipe! Thank you

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