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Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• ground turkey
• tomato
• water
• tomato paste
• cashew
• chili powder
• cumin
• cocoa powder
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan with a lid over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot oil until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir garlic and sofrito into the onion; saute until the garlic is fragrant, about 3 minutes more. Push the mixture to the side of the saucepan.
2. 2 Break turkey into pieces and add to the saucepan in the space free of the onion mixture; cook, stirring frequently, until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes.
3. 3 Stir tomatoes, water, and about 3/4 of the tomato paste into the turkey mixture until even in color; add cashews, chili powder, cumin, and cocoa powder. Stir mixture to incorporate seasoning, place the lid on the saucepan, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook at a simmer, stirring frequently and adding water to thin as desired, until the tomatoes are breaking down, about 1 hour. Season with salt and pepper.

By MelissaMC

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• canola oil
• ground pork
• ham
• olive
• caper
• salt
• garlic powder
• oregano
• tomato sauce
• plantain
• butter
• white sugar
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter a baking dish.
2. 2 Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the ground pork and cooked ham in the hot oil until the pork is completely cooked and no longer pink, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove from the skillet and set aside, reserving 2 tablespoons of the drippings in the skillet.
3. 3 Reduce the heat to medium-low. Place the skillet over the heat and add the sofrito; cook and stir the sofrito for 5 minutes. Add the olives, capers, salt, garlic powder, oregano, and tomato sauce to the sofrito; cook and stir another 5 minutes. Return the ground pork and ham to the skillet and stir; simmer for 15 minutes, stirring a few times while it cooks.
4. 4 Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Rinse the plantains and cut off their tips, leaving the skin on; cut each plantain into 2 to 3 segments each about 3 inches long. Cook the plantains in the boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes; drain and peel. Put the peeled plantains in a mixing bowl and mash with a potato masher. Add the softened butter and sugar; mix.
5. 5 Spread about half of the plantain mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Layer the meat mixture over the plantains. Top with the remaining plantain mixture.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Brush the top with the melted butter and continue baking until the top is browned, about 10 minutes more. Remove from oven and allow to rest 10 to 15 minutes before slicing to serve.

By nancyzalani

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• corn oil
• beef round steak
• garlic
• black pepper
• oregano
• white wine
• salt
• beef bouillon
• bay leaf
• potato
• carrot
• olive
• tomato paste

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a skillet over medium to high heat and saute meat on all sides until brown, about 10 minutes. Crush garlic with pepper and oregano in a mortar.
2. 2 Pour wine into skillet with beef. Add crushed garlic mixture, sofrito, salt, beef bouillon cube, and bay leaves; stir to combine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until meat is tender, about 1 hour. If meat is not tender yet, add 1/2 cup of water and continue to cook until meat can easily be pierced with a fork.
3. 3 Stir in potatoes, carrots, olives, and tomato paste. Cook on low heat until vegetables are done and sauce thickens, about 20 minutes.

By Sandy

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• beef stew meat
• salt
• black pepper
• onion
• garlic
• potato
• tomato
• green olive

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add beef; cook until completely browned, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper; transfer to a slow cooker, retaining some drippings in the skillet.
2. 2 Heat drippings in skillet; add onion and garlic. Sauté until softened, about 5 minutes; add to slow cooker.
3. 3 Stir potatoes, diced tomatoes, sofrito, and olives into beef mixture.
4. 4 Cook on Low until beef and potatoes fork-tender, 4 to 5 hours.

By Moefunk04

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• vegetable stock
• pumpkin puree
• half-and-half
• chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
• worcestershire sauce
• salt
• paprika

Instructions

1. 1 Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour; cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Whisk in vegetable stock; bring to a boil over high heat. Whisk in pumpkin purée until no lumps remain, then stir in half-and-half, chipotle peppers, sofrito, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and paprika. Return to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low; cook until thickened and hot, about 8 minutes.

By Chris

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• olive oil
• garlic
• sazon seasoning
• achiote
• adobo seasoning
• medium-grain white rice
• chicken broth
• water
• pigeon pea
• cilantro

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil over medium heat in a medium-sized caldero or nonstick pan. Stir in sofrito, garlic, sazon, and adobo; cook for 4 minutes, making sure not to burn garlic. Stir in rice until coated well; pour in chicken broth and water and stir once more.
2. 2 Bring mixture to a boil and cook over medium-high heat until all liquid has been absorbed and rice looks like it has little holes throughout, 20 to 25 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Stir in peas and cilantro gently from bottom to top, once or twice only. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes.
3. 3 Turn off heat and let rice sit, uncovered, for 10 minutes more.

By The Messy Cook

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• green plantain
• tomato sauce
• cilantro
• olive oil
• garlic
• sazon seasoning
• vegetable broth
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a 1-quart pot with water; boil plantains with a pinch of salt until easily pierced with a fork, about 25 minutes.
2. 2 Mash plantains with tomato sauce, cilantro, sofrito, 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic, and sazon in a mortar or glass bowl. Incorporate the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and enough vegetable broth to ensure that mofongo sticks together but is dry enough to easily slip out of a container. Season with salt and pepper.
3. 3 Serve mofongo on top of the remaining 5 tablespoons vegetable broth in a bowl.

By Healthy Delights by Libelula

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• canola oil
• green plantain
• garlic salt
• ground beef
• salt
• tomato sauce
• water
• sazon seasoning
• green olive
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Fry plantains in hot oil until golden but not brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Smash each piece of plantain in a tostonera or with the bottom of a small dish to make a small disk, then shape each disk into a small cup. Fry cups in hot oil until golden and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes more. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate, season with garlic salt, and set aside.
3. 3 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
4. 4 Make filling: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef to the skillet; season with salt. Cook and stir until beef is crumbly and browned, about 10 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir sofrito, tomato sauce, water, sazón seasoning, and olives into beef. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until liquid is reduced, about 15 minutes.
5. 5 Fill plantain cups with beef mixture, top with Cheddar cheese, and arrange on a baking sheet.
6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, 5 to 8 minutes.

By LatinaCook

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• olive oil
• ground beef
• onion
• tomato sauce
• pimento-stuffed olive
• sazon seasoning
• garlic
• oregano
• empanada dough
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in hot oil until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in onion, tomato sauce, olives, sofrito, sazòn, garlic, and oregano. Bring to a simmer and cook until mixture is thickened, about 15 minutes.
2. 2 Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon meat mixture into the middle of a disco. Moisten the edges, fold dough to form a half-moon, and press with a fork to seal. Repeat with remaining meat mixture and discos.
3. 3 Heat oil in a deep fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Working in batches, fry pastelillos in hot oil until golden brown and bubbly, about 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels before serving.

By Joanna

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• salt
• black pepper
• garlic powder
• new york strip steak
• onion
• white vinegar
• onion powder
• olive oil
• beef broth
• garlic

Instructions

1. 1 Combine salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a small bowl. Sprinkle over steak slices on all sides to season. Transfer steak to a resealable plastic bag and add sliced onions, vinegar, and onion powder. Move steaks around to combine with the marinating ingredients. Seal the bag and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2. 2 Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add steak and onion mixture; cook and stir until steak is browned and onions are soft, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove from the skillet and keep warm.
3. 3 Add beef broth, sofrito, and garlic to the skillet and cook over medium heat until garlic is golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add steak and onions back to the skillet, cover, and simmer over low heat until onions and steak are cooked through, about 15 minutes.

By Elsie

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• water
• long-grain white rice
• sazon seasoning
• hominy
• cilantro
• green onion
• egg
• black bean
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Stir together water, rice, and sazón seasoning in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand, covered, 10 minutes. Stir in hominy, cilantro, and green onions.
2. 2 Meanwhile, fill a large saucepan halfway with cold water. Bring to a boil. Using a slotted spoon, carefully lower eggs into water. Reduce heat to maintain a gentle boil. Boil 8 minutes for jammy yolks. Remove from water with a slotted spoon and let cool slightly. When just cool enough to handle, gently tap eggs on the counter and carefully peel off shells. Cut eggs in half.
3. 3 Stir together black beans, sofrito, and salt in a small saucepan. Heat over medium-low until warmed through, about 3 minutes.
4. 4 Divide rice and bean mixtures between 6 bowls. Top with eggs and sprinkle with black pepper.

By dinehaus

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• chicken breast
• sazon seasoning
• chili powder
• black pepper
• olive oil
• tomato paste
• cumin
• chicken stock
• cauliflower
• green pea
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Pat chicken breasts dry with a paper towel. Combine sazon seasoning, chili powder, and pepper in a small bowl. Season each chicken breast with sazon spice mix, making sure to get some seasoning under the skin as well as on the outside.
3. 3 Heat a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add olive oil to the hot pan, and place chicken breasts skin-side down in the skillet. Brown chicken, about 4 minutes. When skin is brown, move chicken to a plate. Add sofrito, tomato paste, and cumin to the same skillet and cook, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil. Stir in riced cauliflower and nestle chicken down into the mixture. Cover.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Stir in peas and salt, and bake, uncovered, until the chicken is no longer pink at the bone, the juices run clear, and most of the liquid has cooked down, 15 to 20 minutes more. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Serve hot.

By Bibi

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• olive oil
• lentil
• garlic
• oregano
• salt
• black pepper
• potato
• tomato sauce
• green olive
• vegetable oil
• empanada pastry

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add lentils, sofrito, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper; cook for 4 minutes.
2. 2 Reduce heat to medium-low and stir in potatoes, tomato sauce, and olives. Simmer until mixture is warmed through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
3. 3 Fill a deep skillet or frying pan with 2 inches vegetable oil and place over medium heat while you assemble the empanadas.
4. 4 Set empanada discs on a clean work surface. Add 1/4 cup of lentil-potato mixture to the center of one half of an empanada disc in a half moon shape (so it follows the curve of the wrapper). Wet your fingers in a bowl of water and run them around the entire edge of the wrapper to moisten. Fold the wrapper in half to cover the filling and pinch the edges of the dough together to seal, then use a fork to crimp the edges to secure the wrapper further. Repeat with the remaining discs and filling.
5. 5 Once oil has reached 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), add empanadas in a single layer; do not overlap. You will need to cook in batches.
6. 6 Fry until empanadas are golden brown and crispy, flipping once or twice so they brown evenly while frying, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Repeat to cook remaining empanadas.

By fabeveryday

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• potato
• olive oil
• sweet corn kernel
• garlic
• tomato sauce
• oregano
• bay leaf
• water
• corned beef
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add potato and cook, uncovered, until slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Drain.
3. 3 Heat oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add drained potatoes, corn, sofrito, and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
4. 4 Add tomato sauce, oregano, and bay leaf; cook and stir until flavors combine, 2 to 3 minutes.
5. 5 Add water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir in corned beef; cook until heated through, 6 to 8 minutes.

By Guangui

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• ground beef
• tomato sauce
• green olive
• garlic
• salt
• recao
• oregano
• cooking spray
• vegetable oil
• plantain
• egg
• green bean
• mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned on the outside and no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Remove meat from pan; drain fat.
2. 2 Place tomato sauce, sofrito, green olives, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, recao, and oregano in the skillet. Cook and stir over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Return ground beef to skillet; reduce to a simmer. Cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes more.
3. 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8- or 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
4. 4 Pour oil into a large skillet over medium-high heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fry plantain slices until golden, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
5. 5 Beat eggs thoroughly in a bowl; add 1/2 teaspoon salt.
6. 6 Line the bottom of the baking pan with half the plantains, overlapping as needed. Layer ground beef mixture, green beans, and remaining plantains; pour eggs on top. Top with mozzarella cheese.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven until eggs are set and cheese is melted, 20 to 25 minutes.

By Jenna M

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• olive oil
• ground beef
• yellow onion
• tomato sauce
• olive
• pimiento
• sazon goya
• garlic
• oregano
• black pepper
• empanada disc
• corn oil

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Add onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Stir in tomato sauce, olives, sofrito, sazón, garlic, oregano, and pepper. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes.
4. 4 Roll empanada disks on a lightly floured surface until 1/2 inch larger in diameter. Spoon about 1 tablespoon meat mixture into the middle of each disk. Moisten the disk edges with water, fold in half over filling to form a half-moon, and pinch to seal (or seal with a fork).
5. 5 Heat 2 1/2 inches corn oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Working in batches, fry empanadas until crisp and golden brown, flipping once, 4 to 6 minutes.
6. 6 Transfer to paper towels to drain. Enjoy!

By Goya

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• olive oil
• salt pork
• chicken breast
• sazon seasoning
• achiote
• tomato sauce
• green olive
• caper
• white rice
• gandules
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Heat olive oil. Add salt pork pieces and stir until edges start to brown, about 2 minutes. Add chicken and sazon seasoning. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is white on all sides, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Add sofrito and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 more minutes. Pour in tomato sauce, olives, and capers. Stir to combine and cook until bubbly and all flavors are incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Add rice and mix well. Turn off Saute function.
3. 3 Drain liquid from the can of gandules into a large measuring cup. Add enough water to make 2 1/2 cups of liquid. Add gandules and liquid to the pot and stir well. Season with salt and pepper.
4. 4 Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 17 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
5. 5 Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 15 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Fluff rice with a fork and serve.

By fabeveryday

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• beef tripe
• lemon
• water
• beef stock
• cassava
• potato
• yam
• pumpkin
• sweet potato
• tomato sauce
• corn
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Combine tripe and lemon juice in a large bowl. Let sit, about 10 minutes.
2. 2 Transfer tripe and lemon juice to a large pot. Cover with 2 inches of water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened, about 10 minutes. Drain and rinse tripe.
3. 3 Return tripe to the pot. Cover with 2 quarts beef broth, adding water as needed. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook until tender, about 2 hours.
4. 4 Stir remaining beef stock, cassava, potatoes, yams, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, tomato sauce, sofrito, and corn into the pot. Cook until tender, about 20 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

By Amy

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• potato
• chicken breast
• chourico sausage
• beer
• carrot
• onion
• parsley
• red cooking wine
• sazon seasoning
• garlic
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. 2 Place potatoes, chicken, chourico, beer, carrots, onion, parsley, sofrito, cooking wine, sazon seasoning, garlic, salt, and black pepper in a large Dutch oven; mix well to combine. Cover with aluminum foil.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the chicken reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C) and vegetables are tender, about 2 1/2 hours.
4. 4 Serve and enjoy!

By GEMINIJANELOU13

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• olive oil
• flank steak
• adobo seasoning
• yellow onion
• green bell pepper
• garlic
• tomato sauce
• sazon goya
• beef bouillon
• black pepper
• olive
• pimiento
• caper
• cilantro
• rice

Instructions

1. 1 Heat oil in large heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Season meat with Adobo. Add steak to pot and cook in batches, flipping once, until well browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer meat to a plate. Lower heat to medium. Stir in onions and peppers. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes. Add sofrito and garlic to pot; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. 2 Stir in 3 cups of water, tomato sauce, Sazon, beef bouillon and pepper. Bring mixture to a boil. Return beef to pot. Lower heat to medium low and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Stir in olives and capers. Cover pot; simmer until meat shreds easily with fork, 1 to 1 1/2 hours, adding more water in 1/4 cup measurements, if pot becomes dry. Transfer meat to work surface; shred meat with two forks. Bring remaining sauce to a boil. Mix meat and cilantro into sauce. Serve with white rice.

By Goya

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• olive oil
• chicken
• salt
• black pepper
• onion
• garlic
• potato
• chicken broth
• tomato sauce
• sazon seasoning
• cumin
• bay leaf
• water
• cornstarch

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to the hot pot to brown, 6 to 7 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a bowl and cover with an aluminum foil tent.
2. 2 Reduce heat to medium; add onion to the pot and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Stir in sofrito and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add potatoes, chicken broth, tomato sauce, sazón, cumin, and bay leaf; bring to a boil.
3. 3 Return chicken to the pot. Cover and cook for 1 hour. Remove chicken.
4. 4 Mix water and cornstarch together in a small bowl; stir into simmering mixture until nicely thickened. Place chicken back into the pot and cook together for about 10 minutes more.

By audball

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• worcestershire sauce
• soy sauce
• adobo seasoning
• achiote
• sazon seasoning
• manzanilla olive
• red cooking wine
• tomato sauce
• water
• potato
• carrot
• white sugar
• olive oil
• beef stew meat
• black pepper
• salt
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Mix together flour, salt, and pepper in a resealable plastic bag; add beef. Seal the bag and shake to coat beef evenly.
2. 2 Heat enough olive oil to cover the bottom of a large skillet over medium-low heat. Stir in sugar and cook until it turns golden, about 5 minutes. Add coated beef and cook until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer browned beef to a slow cooker.
3. 3 Stir carrots, potatoes, water, tomato sauce, wine, olives, sofrito, sazón, adobo seasoning, soy sauce, and Worcestershire sauce into the slow cooker.
4. 4 Cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours or High for 4 to 6 hours until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.

By Michelle Molina

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• ✓ sofrito
• black bean
• cumin
• garlic powder
• adobo seasoning
• ground chicken
• canola oil
• corn kernel
• black pepper
• salt
• cilantro
• cumin
• chicken broth
• garlic
• red bell pepper
• onion
• canola oil
• quinoa

Instructions

1. 1 Soak quinoa in a bowl of water for 20 minutes; drain.
2. 2 Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a frying pan over medium heat; saute onion, red bell pepper, and garlic until soft, 5 to 10 minutes.
3. 3 Combine chicken broth, quinoa, 1/4 cup onion mixture, 1/4 cup sofrito, 1 teaspoon cumin, cilantro, salt, and pepper in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover saucepan with a lid, reduce heat, and simmer until quinoa is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Stir corn into quinoa mixture and cook until corn is warmed, about 5 minutes.
4. 4 Heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken, adobo seasoning, garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, salt, and pepper together until chicken is no longer pink, 5 to 10 minutes.
5. 5 Mix quinoa mixture, remaining onion mixture, black beans, and 1/2 cup sofrito into chicken mixture; cook until heated through, 2 to 3 more minutes.

By Wendy Costa

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• white rice
• sazon seasoning
• chicken broth
• olive
• tomato sauce
• garlic
• caper
• black pepper
• cumin
• oregano
• recaito
• onion
• green bell pepper
• red bell pepper
• ham
• pork
• canola oil
• apple cider vinegar
• chicken thigh

Instructions

1. 1 Place chicken in a large bowl and cover with apple cider vinegar. Set aside.
2. 2 Heat oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add pork and ham; cook and stir for 5 minutes. Add bell peppers and cook for 1 minute. Add onion and cook for 1 minute. Stir in sofrito and recaito and cook for 1 minute. Season with oregano, cumin, and pepper. Add capers and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour in tomato sauce and olives; cook for another minute.
3. 3 Strain chicken and discard vinegar. Add chicken to the pot. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook for 15 minutes. Adjust heat as needed to simmer but not boil.
4. 4 Add broth, sazon, and rice to the pot. Stir until well mixed and return to a simmer. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook for 20 minutes. Remove pot from heat and stir.

By Cheri Raxter

Ingredients

• ✓ sofrito
• oil
• empanada shell
• water
• egg
• black pepper
• salt
• cumin
• oregano
• sazon seasoning
• olive
• cilantro
• tomato sauce
• chicken stock
• raisin
• tomato
• garlic
• bell pepper
• onion
• ground beef

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease; remove beef to a plate and set aside.
2. 2 Cook onions, bell pepper, and garlic in the same pan over medium heat until peppers are soft and onions are translucent, making sure not to brown or burn garlic, about 5 minutes. Add beef back into the pan and stir to combine. Add tomatoes, sofrito, and raisins; cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Stir in chicken stock, tomato sauce, cilantro, olives, sazon, oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let mixture cool slightly, 15 to 20 minutes.
4. 4 Combine beaten egg and water in a small bowl. Spoon filling mixture evenly into the middles of the thawed empanada discs. Brush edges with egg and water mixture, fold in half, and seal the edges with a fork.
5. 5 Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
6. 6 Fry empanadas in the hot oil, working in batches if needed, until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes, turning halfway through.

By JillianC