I grew up on rice and beans, rice and gandules w/pork, ham, spam or shrimp, and everything else hispanic. My Grandpa is from (still lives) in Puerto Rico, and my Grandma is from Mexico.
My recipe is similar to one of those posted above, but I don't put tomato sauce. I first brown the pork in the sazon (make sure you get the red for color), adobe, recaito, fresh cilantro/sofrito. I use the Goya Gandules (Green Pigeon Peas) and on occasion I will use a jar of the Goya's olives/pimentos/capers.
I use to use the old fashioned rice pot, but then there were the warnings about the pots causing Alzeihmers. I now use a wok.
I can get you the actual recipe if you want it. |