Puerto Rican Arroz Con Salchichas
original recipe
Notes
You can use cubed ham steak, kielbasa, or hot dogs in place of Vienna sausages.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup fresh or thawed sofrito
1/2 cup white onion, chopped
1/4 cup green bell pepper, chopped
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 1/2 teaspoons sazón
1 teaspoon adobo
1/4 cup tomato paste
5-7 canned Vienna sausages, chopped
2 cups parboiled rice
3 cups chicken broth
2 dried bay leaves
Salt to taste
Directions
- Heat a cast-iron or aluminum dutch oven (caldero) to medium heat, then add olive oil and sofrito. Sauté sofrito in oil for 3-4 minutes, or until fragrant.
- To the sautéed sofrito, add green pepper and onion. Sauté until the onion is translucent.
- Add the Vienna sausages, tomato paste, sazón, adobo, and chicken bouillon cube to the pot, and stir until combined.
- Pour in the chicken broth and bay leaves, then bring the mixture to a boil. While it's coming up to a boil, taste the broth and add salt as needed.
- Once the mixture is boiling, add the rice to the dutch oven — make sure all of the raw grains of rice are evenly submerged across the top of the caldero. Let the water and rice boil for a few minutes, or until you see the rice start to absorb the liquid in the pot.
- When the top layer of water has been absorbed, stir the rice once with a wooden spoon, then place an aluminum-covered lid on top of the dutch oven and lower the burner to low.
- Remove the lid when the rice is fully cooked, about 20-25 minutes later, and simmer for another 5-10 minutes. You’ll know the rice is done when all additional liquid within the pot is gone and the rice granules are plump.
- Serve and enjoy!
Information
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 35 minutes
- Total Time
- 44 minutes, 59 seconds