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Sofrito

SUBMITTED BY: FIVEBRIGS PHOTO BY: CookingMama

"Sofrito is the base for most Puerto Rican dishes, and this one is better than store bought (difficult to find in the stores in the Western United States). This can be added to beans, rice, soups, stews, you name it."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 23 stars. This recipe average a 4.7 star rating.
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PREP TIME  20 Min
READY IN  20 Min
Original recipe yield 5 cups

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 1 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
  • 10 ajies dulces peppers, tops removed
  • 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • 4 onions, cut into large chunks
  • 3 medium heads garlic, peeled
  • 25 cilantro leaves with stems
  • 25 leaves recao, or culantro
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a food processor, combine green peppers, red peppers ajies dulces, tomatoes, onions, and garlic. Add cilantro, recao, salt, and pepper. Process to the consistency of semi-chunky salsa (not watery). Place in a ziplock freezer bag, and use as needed, or freeze in portions.

FOOTNOTES

  • Recao is a popular Caribbean herb with many aliases. Among them, Culanrto, long coriander, ngo-gai, and Mexican coriander. It may possibly be found in Latin grocery stores, or substitute with cilantro.
  • Aji Dulce is a common ingredient in Puerto Rican recipes. It is a small, sweet red pepper. If you can't find it, use red bell pepper.

REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2004 by ROSALYND
This almost the one, except you don't add tomato until find out if you need it in the recipe. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2006 by Ana
Just an idea to save time when cooking. I make my sofrito in bulk and I freeze it in ice cube... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 27, 2006 by Mel
This is such an important seasoning...it's the stuff that makes you wonder "what is that... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 6, 2006 by ILove2Ck
Very very simple to make. Took just minutes to finish this one. Strong cilantro flavor. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2006 by MSPAX1
My aunt owns a Puerto Rican store where she makes homemade sofrito to sell. The ingrdients... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2006 by Pookieschmoo
there is nothing like homemade sofrito just the smell of it when i add it to my food is... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 4, 2004 by GINGERHALE
SOME OF THESE INGREDIENTS I DID NOT HAVE ON HAND, SO I OMITTED THEM. IT STILL TURNED OUT... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2006 by Elizabeth
Excellent! Came out perfect! This is the real deal! My local latin market was out of ajies... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 5, 2006 by CookingMama
Woohoo! No more Goya sofrito for me. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2005 by DeAnna
This is it! This is really the stuff! It is a little differant that I am used to, but I am not... MORE

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