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Arroz con Gandules (Rice with Pidgeon Peas)
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Arroz con Gandules (Rice with Pidgeon Peas)

22 ingredients 20 min + 30 min 10 servings as a side dish openrecipes
Arroz con Gandules (Rice with Pidgeon Peas)
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1249
Calories
95g
Protein
49g
Fat
107g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 23 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Banana 1 medium (118g) 105
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cubanelle Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pigeon Pea not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Leaf not in our table 0
Annatto not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Achiote Oil (recipe below)
  • 1 cup Sofrito (recipe below)
  • 3 tablespoons alcaparrado or coarsely chopped pimiento-stuffed olives
  • 3 tablespoons fine sea or kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1½ pounds smoked pork neck bones or smoked turkey wings or one smoked ham hock (We smoked our own turkey pieces)
  • One 13-ounce bag frozen pigeon peas or one 15-ounce can pigeon peas, drained
  • 6 cups long grain rice
  • Beef Broth, homemade or store-bought and/or water as needed (about 8 cups)
  • 1 banana leaf, optional
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons achiote (annatto) seeds
  • 2 medium Spanish onions, cut into large chunks
  • 3 to 4 Italian frying peppers or cubanelle peppers
  • 16 to 20 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 large bunch cilantro, washed
  • 7 to 10 ajices dulces (see note below), optional
  • 4 leaves of culantro (see note below), or another handful cilantro
  • 3 to 4 ripe plum tomatoes, cored and cut into chunks
  • 1 large red bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into large chunks
  • * If you can’t find ajices dulces or culantro, up the amount of cilantro to 1 ½ bunches

Directions

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By bunkycooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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