Making Puerto Rican Sofrito

When I was in college, I would go to my Puerto Rican/Cuban roommate’s home and her parents would always have a glass jar full of sofrito.

It’s the base for almost everything they cook.

This past weekend we went over for a cookout and she made the most BOMBBBB Cuban black beans.

I knew her secret was the SOFRITO.

I HAD TO MAKE IT!

Here is her recipe and how it turned out for me:

🌱 1 bunch of Cilantro

🌿 1 bunch of Culantro

🌱 One big white onion

🌿4 bulbs of garlic 🧄

🌱 1 1/2 green bell pepper 🫑

🌿1 red bell pepper

🌱 Ahi Dulce (small pepper hard to find) I substituted an Habanero pepper which is slightly more spicy

Chop, chop then blend but keep it chunky I’ve heard.

What I did with it:

Made some BOMB black Beans. 🫘

We grilled some sirloin steaks 🥩, I made some white rice in my Instantpot and put the beans over it.

The tortillas were bought warm from a local Mexican store.

OMGGGGGG, delish.

It was Sunday, so of course we ate in bed while watching a movie.

We watched: The little things, a true crime movie starring Denzel on Netflix

I froze the rest. She recommended making cubes and keep it in freezer but I needed to buy a special one with a lid so my whole freezer doesn’t smell like onion and garlic.

Have you used/made sofrito?

What dish did you make?

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