8 Cuban Recipes Straight From Abuelita’s Cookbook

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced
4 garlic cloves, 2 minced and 2 crushed
2 cups jasmine rice, dry
1 cup water
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup dry white wine
1 packet Sazon Goya Con Azafran
1 can Vienna sausages
4-ounce tomato sauce
Salt, to taste
Peas (optional)
Pimentos in oil (optional)

Directions

1. Make sofrito by heating oil over medium, and adding onions and peppers. Saute until soft and translucent, 5-7 minutes. Add 2 cloves minced garlic, and sauté another 30 seconds.
2. Add tomato sauce, Sazon Goya, and vienna sausages. Salt to taste.
3. Rinse rice until juices run clear. Add rice and water to sofrito, raise temperature to medium-high and bring to a boil.
4. Once boiling, lower temperature to medium and let simmer until rice has absorbed most of the liquid, about 15-20 minutes.
5. Lower the heat to low, cover the pot, and let cook for 10-15 minutes until water is completely absorbed. Fluff rice, and add salt if necessary.