arroz con gandules from mexican seasoning recipe Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 8 min 96 sec
✓ Published: 20-Aug-2011

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Arroz con gandules is a Puerto Rican traditional and national dish made with white rice (short or long grain) and green pigeon peas, known in English as rice with pigeon peas. I cook it the old fashion way, using achiote oil (a fusion of olive oil cooked with annatto seeds known as achiote). It gives the food a saffron flavor.nnI like adding center cut smoked ham. Other times, I add Puerto Rican chorizo. You don’t need to add ham or chorizo to the dish, but I do. If you want to use a whole can