Easy Arroz Con Gandules

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 green bell peppers, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (.25 ounce) package spanish seasoning
• 3 cups uncooked brown rice
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pigeon peas, drained
• 6 cups boiling water

Recipe

• place green peppers, onion, garlic and cilantro in a blender or food processor, puree. this mixture is called soffrito, it is your seasoning base. it can be stored in an airtight container and refrigerated for up to 2 weeks or frozen for up to 6 months.
• place 3 tablespoons olive oil and 6 tablespoons soffrito in an 8 quart saucepan. cook for 3 or 4 minutes to release oils.
• pour one can of tomato sauce and the spanish seasoning packet into the saucepan, mix well. add 3 cups rice to the mixture and stir until the rice is coated.
• stir pigeon peas into the mixture and add boiling water. cover the pot with aluminum foil and a pot lid. reduce heat to simmer and cook 45 minutes or until rice is tender.