Moro de Guandules [Recipe + Video] Rice with Pigeon Peas

• порції: 6 servings
• активний час: 10 minutes
• загальний час: 35 minutes

Інгредієнти

2 tablespoons olive oil (divided)

1 teaspoon chopped cilantro (or parsley)

¼ cup chopped celery

⅛ cup capers (optional)

1 teaspoon mashed garlic

12 pitted green olives (cut into halves, optional)

¼ cup chopped cubanelle (1 pepper, aprox)

1 oregano (dry, ground)

2 teaspoons salt

3 cup pigeon peas (boiled or canned)

½ cup tomato sauce

2 cup coconut milk (or broth or water)

4 cup rice (medium grain, carolina, canilla)

Напрямки

1. Cook vegetables and guandules

Cook vegetables

Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a 1½ gallon [6 liters] iron pot and add the cilantro, celery, capers, garlic, olives, peppers, oregano, and salt. Cook and stir for a minute. Add the guandules, also while stirring.

2. Cook rice

Cook rice

Once the vegetables are well heated, add 2 cups of water, tomato sauce, and coconut milk and bring to a boil. Stir in rice and simmer over medium heat, stirring regularly, and removing as much as you can of the rice that sticks to the bottom. When all the water has evaporated cover with a tight-fitting lid and simmer over very low heat. Wait 15 minutes, uncover, and stir in the remaining oil. Move the rice from the bottom to the top so it cooks uniformly. Cover again and simmer another 5 minutes.

.3 Try rice

Try rice

Uncover and taste. The rice should be firm but tender inside. If necessary, cover and leave another 5 minutes on very low heat.

4. Serve

Serve

Remove from the heat and serve (see suggestions above the recipe.

Харчування

• Калорії: 762 kcal
• Загальний жир: 23 g
• Насичений жир: 15 g
• Натрій: 945 mg
• Загальні вуглеводи: 122 g
• Харчові волокна: 8 g
• Загальна кількість цукру: 1 g
• Білок: 17 g