Best Sofrito Cubano Recipes
BASIC SOFRITO
Sofrito is a seasoned tomato-based sauce used as a foundation in Caribbean, Latin American, and Spanish cooking.
Provided by Hector Rodriguez
Categories Dinner Entree Sauce Ingredient
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Use the sofrito with rice, stews, beans, or a protein, and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 35 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 6 mg, Sugar 3 g, Fat 0 g, ServingSize 1 quart (8 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
MARGIE'S CUBAN SOFRITO (SAUCE)
Authentic Cuban sofrito (sauce) to be added to Cuban dishes, stews and other things. This is where the different flavor of Cuban food comes from.
Provided by Stacie
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook until onion is translucent. Add the bell pepper, and saute until tender. Season with salt, pepper, cumin, oregano and bay leaves. Continue cooking until the mixture looks like a yummy green paste with oil around it. Stir in the tomatoes, if using, and cook stirring until all of the liquid is released. Gradually stir in the tomato sauce simmer until the sauce looks really red. Taste, and adjust seasonings if desired. Remove bay leaves.
- Now the sauce is done. You can add it to meat, rice, beans fish or potatoes. Thin the sauce down if necessary with water, wine, beer, or whatever is handy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 71.4 calories, Carbohydrate 7 g, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 552.1 mg, Sugar 3.6 g
CUBAN SPICED PORK TENDERLOIN AND SOFFRITO RICE
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 45m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Heat medium pot with tight fitting lid over medium high heat. Add oil and bacon and brown bacon. Add onions and peppers and saute 5 minutes. Bring broth to a boil. Add rice. Cover the pot and reduce heat to simmer. Cook 15 to 18 minutes, until rice is tender.
- For pork, cut 4 slits into each loin and nest garlic and bay into meat. Place meat on nonstick baking sheet. Combine the spices. Coat meat with oil. Rub spices over the pork tenderloins and place in oven. Roast meat 25 minutes. Remove from oven. Let juices redistribute, then slice and serve with soffrito rice and garnishes of chopped tropical fruit or chopped cilantro and scallions.
- Suggested drink: mojitos!
SOFRITO
Sofrito is the base for most Puerto Rican dishes, and this one is better than store bought (difficult to find in the stores in the Western United States). This can be added to beans, rice, soups, stews, you name it.
Provided by FIVEBRIGS
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 80
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a food processor, combine green peppers, red peppers ajies dulces, tomatoes, onions, and garlic. Add cilantro, recao, salt, and pepper. Process to the consistency of semi-chunky salsa (not watery). Place in a resealable plastic freezer bag, and use as needed, or freeze in portions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 9.8 calories, Carbohydrate 2.2 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.4 g, Sodium 89 mg, Sugar 0.8 g
SOFRITO CUBANO
Sofrito is the base of many typically Cuban recipes. It is the aromatic preparation of fresh vegetables and herbs lightly fried together. It isn't the flavor itself but about building layers of flavor. In our home in Cuba, they used to chop all the ingredients(with exception of the bay leaf) in a blender and store in a jar with olive oil on the top. It lasts up to a week, and would be doled out as needed and then the bay leaf would be added; sautéed and simmered as directed. The secret to a good sofrito is to let it simmer a while so that all the tastes can marry. Many times when there was no saffron to add we would use "bijol" which can be found in Latin grocery stores or where Goya spices are sold.
Provided by Manami
Categories Sauces
Time 40m
Yield 1 jar of condiment
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Sauté tomatoes, peppers, onion, garlic, bay leaves, cumin and oregano in oil slowly until all vegetables are limp.
- Add Sherry and let simmer.
- If you add the salt, taste beforehand as you might not need it at all.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1623, Fat 56.3, SaturatedFat 8.1, Sodium 100.9, Carbohydrate 116.6, Fiber 19.3, Sugar 48.6, Protein 14.3
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