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Sopón de Gandures
Photo: Lily Banse

Sopón de Gandures

21 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1097
Calories
66g
Protein
44g
Fat
107g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 17 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pork 100g cooked 242
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Capers 1 tbsp (9g) drained 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pigeon Pea not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Stew 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

  • (A)
  • 1 pound fresh pigeon peas, shelled and rinsed
  • 12 cups water
  • pinch of salt
  • (alternately, one 15-oz can of boiled pigeon peas)
  • (B)
  • 1 lb boneless beef for stew, cut in one-inch cubes
  • 4 ounces diced cooking ham, rinsed
  • (C)
  • 1 tablespoonful vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 cubanel pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 medium tomato, chopped
  • 1/3 teaspoonful ground garlic
  • 1/3 cup green olives stuffed with peppers or onions, diced
  • 1 tablepoon capers
  • 6 sprigs culantro, chopped
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce
  • (D) 1 1/2 cups medium-grain white rice
  • 1 lb potatoes, peeled and cut in bite-size cubes

Directions

1

If using canned, boiled peas, hold until later.

2

If using fresh pigeon peas, rinse and drain. In a large saucepan, combine the fresh peas, beef and eight cups of water. Bring to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes. Add the diced cooking ham (with bones), stir and cook for 15 more minutes.

3

While the beef and peas are in the last few minutes of cooking, set a large, non-stick saucepan over medium-high heat, warm the vegetable oil. Add the onion, cubanel pepper, bell pepper, and tomato. Saute for another two minutes, stirring a few times. Add the remaining ingredients in (C). Saute for another minute.

4

Add the sauteed mix to the ingredients in the saucepan. If using canned, boiled peas, add them at this time.

5

Add the rice. Cook for about ten minutes. Add the potatoes. Cook for another fifteen minutes or until the potatoes and rice are cooked.

6

Category:Puerto Rican Recipes

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Category:Puerto Rican Meat Dishes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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