Best Sofrito Basico Recipes

SOFRITO BASICO

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This sofrito recipe is prepared as the first step in many Puerto Rican bean, rice, and stewed dishes. The amount of ingredients can be adjusted according to taste. Recipe is for a 6-8" serving-size dish. It can be doubled or tripled to suit the amount of food being prepared.

Provided by TishT

Categories Onions

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 yellow onion
2 cloves garlic
1 green bell pepper
3 -4 sweet chili peppers (ajíes dulces)
3 cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon olive oil or 1 tablespoon corn oil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

Steps:

Remove skins from onion and garlic.
Remove seeds from green and sweet chili peppers.
Rinse in water.
Then finely chop these ingredients, including the cilantro.
Place a heavy-bottomed pot over low heat; add oil and oregano.
Add the chopped ingredients.
Continue cooking for about 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure an even blending of the flavors.
Now you are ready to continue with the rest of the dish being prepared.

SOFRITO BASICO

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Incorporate this sauce into a bean dish, soup, or stew or use it as a first step in making other dishes. Save time by making a big batch of sofrito, then storing it in the refrigerator (up to 2 weeks) or freezer (several months). For freezing, a good trick is to solidify the sauce in ice cube trays to make individual portions, then bag the cubes for future use!

Provided by Raven Higheagle @ravenhigheagle

Categories Other Sauces

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup(s) olive, vegetable, or annatto oil (i use annatto oil)
6 clove(s) garlic, minced
2 medium white onions, finely chopped
2/3 cup(s) coarsely chopped green bell pepper
1 cup(s) coarsely chopped ripe tomato
6 teaspoon(s) tomato suace
1/2 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
2 bunch(es) cilantro

Steps:

In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, and bell pepper and cook 1 to 2 minutes, stir occasionally.
Mix in tomato and salt and cook until all ingredients have softened and onion is translucent, about 1 minute. Allow to cool.
Combine cooled sauce and cilantro in blender or food processor and process to a coarse puree.

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