Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, arroz con gandules (rice and pigeon peas). It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have arroz con gandules (rice and pigeon peas) using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Arroz con Gandules (Rice and Pigeon Peas):

1. Take 2 cups Uncooked Rice
2. Prepare 1 medium Onion small diced
3. Take 1 can Gandules (Pigeon Peas)(can substitute Garbanzos)
4. Prepare 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
5. Prepare 1-8 oz. can Tomato Sauce
6. Take 1 tsp Minced Garlic
7. Get 1/8 cup +/- Capers
8. Take 1/4 cup Pimento Stuffed Olives halved

Instructions to make Arroz con Gandules (Rice and Pigeon Peas):

1. In an appropriate sized skillet, add Olive Oil, Sofrito. Sautee for 3-5 minutes until oils are released and it becomes aromatic.
2. Add Onion and Garlic taking care not to burn Garlic. Sautee until Onions are transleucent
3. Add Tomato sauce and Sazon seasoning. Stir to combine.
4. Add Rice to coat with all contents.
5. Add Water, Capers and Olives. Bring to boil then reduce to simmer. Cover and let simmer for 10 minutes or until water is absorbed. No peeking for 20 minutes.
6. If you wish to form "Pegao" or the slight charring of the rice to the bottom of the pot, research a little to keep from ruining your batch. But at the end, you'll turn up the heat for a short period of time keeping a close eye and nose!

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