Gandule Rice

Recipesfull introduces to you: Rice Side Dish Recipes. (Gandule Rice). A Puerto Rican dish with local Hawaiian flavor. Labor intensive, but also delicious. One ingredient, pigeon pea, is Native to Africa and is also called 'Congo pea' and 'no-eyed pea'; achiote seeds are slightly musky-flavored seeds of the annatto tree, available whole or ground in East Indian, Spanish and Latin American markets. Buy whole seeds when they're a rusty red color; brown seeds are old and flavorless. Achiote seeds are also called 'annatto' which, in its paste and powder form, is used in the United States to color butter, margarine, cheese and smoked fish.

Brief

Servings: 20

Yield: 20 servings

Gandule Rice

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable oil

3 pounds pork shoulder

cubed

3 tablespoons achiote (annatto) seeds

2 cups chopped onion

2 cups chopped fresh cilantro

12 cloves garlic

crushed

2 tablespoons salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce

1 (15 ounce) can pigeon peas

drained

15 ounces black olives

pitted and halved

8 cups uncooked calrose rice

rinsed

9 cups water

Green Rice with Cheese

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add pork and brown in oil. Meanwhile place remaining oil in a small saucepan over medium heat and add achiote seeds. Heat until oil becomes very dark orange/red. Remove from heat and set aside.

Step 2

To the browned pork add the onion cilantro garlic salt and pepper. Cook to reduce veggies then add the tomato sauce pigeon peas and olives. Mix well. Strain achiote/oil mixture into pork mixture and stir together. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Add uncooked rice and water to pork mixture; stir well. Raise temperature to high cover saucepan and bring all to a boil. Stir again reduce heat to low and cover; let cook on low about 10 minutes. Remove cover stir again replace cover and cook another 10 minutes; stir again. Remove from heat and allow to stand 15 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Gandule Rice

Servings Per Recipe:20

Calories: 615.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 18.6g 37%

Carbohydrates: 71.7g 23%

Dietary Fiber: 4.7g 19%

Sugars: 2g

Fat: 27.6g 43%

Saturated Fat: 6.6g 33%

Cholesterol: 48.3mg 16%

Vitamin A Iu: 481.2IU 10%

Niacin Equivalents: 9.9mg 76%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 30%

Vitamin C: 5.8mg 10%

Folate: 206.8mcg 52%

Calcium: 44mg 4%

Iron: 5.7mg 31%

Magnesium: 43.8mg 16%

Potassium: 427.3mg 12%

Sodium: 1112.1mg 45%

Thiamin: 1mg 101%

Calories From Fat: 248.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.