A Puerto Rican Food Staple: How to Make Homemade Puerto Rican Sofrito {Recipe}

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Sofrito is something you will find in every Puerto Rican household – it is a staple for cooking Puerto Rican food and found in many Puerto Rican dishes. A blend of herbs and vegetables, Puerto Rican sofrito is a seasoning base for cooking and is a bit different than other Latino cultures’ sofrito in that it usually doesn’t include tomato. I have always used pre-made frozen sofrito, but was recently inspired to try making homemade sofrito when I was sent a complimentary sampling of Gourmet Garden herbs and spices through my participation in the Walmart Moms program.

Gourmet Garden has a variety of herbs and spices available and they are all organically-grown. The great thing is that you can keep them fresh in the fridge for up to 3 months, so you don’t have to worry about your herbs spoiling before you get to use them. I was honestly surprised at how great the garlic and cilantro smelled when I squeezed them into the blender for making my sofrito! I loved that it saved me some time too from chopping. You can find the Gourmet Garden herbs and spices in the produce section of Walmart, so you too can make your own batch of homemade Puerto Rican sofrito with this simple recipe!

Puerto Rican Sofrito {Recipe}

Ingredients

• 2 medium yellow onions
• 2 green bell peppers
• 2 Tbsp garlic (either from Gourmet Garden tube or chopped)
• cilantro, about 3 bunches (either from Gourmet Garden tube or chopped)

Directions

1. Rinse and loosely chop onions.
2. Rinse and loosely chop green bell peppers.
3. Add onions and green bell peppers to blender. (I used my new HealthMaster Elite Blender!)
4. Pulse blender to finely chop and combine ingredients.
5. Add garlic and cilantro to blender.
6. Blend all ingredients on low speed until mixed well and you have a semi-smooth texture.
7. Store your homemade sofrito in a plastic container and either freeze (for long-term use) or refrigerate in smaller batches if you’ll be using often.

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You can use your homemade Puerto Rican sofrito as a seasoning for stews, beans, and yellow rice, along with other ingredients. Puerto Rican sofrito is traditionally also made with recao (also called culantro) and ají peppers, but both are pretty hard to find unless you go to special Latin markets. As told to me by my mami, you can skip both of these ingredients and still have a good sofrito mix.

Do you think you’ll give Puerto Rican sofrito a try?

Disclosure: As a participant in the Walmart Moms Program, I received samples and compensation for my time and efforts in creating this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

All photos © Melanie Edwards/modernmami™

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