Arroz Con Longaniza (Rice and Sausage)
Besides “Arroz con Gandules”, Arroz con Longaniza is a popular choice! Created by the talented Beatriz Santiago from @beatrizcookinnvibez, this dish is a perfect one pot meal to share with friends and family. Make sure to follow Beatriz and check out her video here.
Ingredients
- 1 packet Longaniza thinly sliced
- Aji dulce or cubanelle
- Green Bell pepper diced
- Red Bell pepper diced
- Red onion diced
- 5-6 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp sofrito
- 2 tbsp tomato based sofrito
- 1 tbsp olives
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp oregano leaves
- 1 packet Sazón (Healthy Rican)
- Gandules optional
- 3 cups Medium Grain Rice washed
- 3 cups water for rice
- Salt to taste I used Himalayan salt
Instructions
- Go ahead and start cooking your longaniza on high heat, about 15 minutes until it starts looking golden. As that cooking goes ahead, prep the herbs, the peppers etc. Multi tasks stir occasionally.
- Now go ahead add the peppers, onions, garlic, and along with the Sofrito.
- As that is infusing, that’s when I wash my rice, until the water is almost clear.
- Add rice, mix in all the flavors, as the rice is still infusing, now add your water. Along with culantro or cilantro towards the end.
- Salt to taste.
- Bring to boil, stir every minute to prevent rice burning from the bottom. Don’t over-stir.
- Once the liquid mostly evaporated, reduce heat to low, cover for the whole 30 minutes! Let the steam cook the rice.
- Open after 30 minutes, fluff it up and it’s ready to serve!