Description
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.
Ingredients
- 2 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
- 1 red bell peppers, seeded and chopped
- 10 ajies dulces peppers, tops removed
- 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 4 onions, cut into large chunks
- 3 medium heads garlic, peeled
- 25 cilantro stems (with leaves)
- 25 recao stems (with leaves)
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
Instructions
- Combine ajies dulces peppers
- onions
- tomatoes
- green peppers
- red peppers
- and garlic in a food processor; pulse a few times. Add cilantro stems
- recao stems
- salt
- and pepper. Process until a semi-chunky salsa (not watery) consistency is reached.
- Store in a resealable plastic freezer bag. Use as needed or freeze in portions.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Servings: 80