Puerto Rican Rice Recipe

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Puerto Rican Rice
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
551
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups white rice
  • 2 oz diced smoked ham...a hand full
  • 2 tbsp corn oil or olive oil...whatever you like to use
  • 1/2 cup sofrito
  • 1/4 cup tomato sauce (goya), that's half the can
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 package of sazon (to give the rice color)
  • 1 whole banana leaf (it gaves favor to the rice)
  • 1 dash of adobo ( goya with cumin)
  • 1 dash of black pepper

Directions:

  1. 1. Rinse the rice with water and drain well and set aside.
  2. 2. In a 4 quart cooking pan, add the oil and smoked ham and the chopped onions simmer over moderate heat for about 3 minutes or into ham and onions are some what cooked/while stirring occasionally
  3. 3. Add the sofrito,tomato sauce,sazon,salt,black pepper and the bay leaf simmer for another 3 minutes while continuing to stir.
  4. 4. Turn up the heat to moderate high and add the can of beans. Simmer for 3 minutes while continuing to stir.
  5. 5.Add the rice and 1 cup of water.
  6. 6. Mix all the items well. Once the water starts to boil again, reduce the heat to moderate high and cook uncovered until most of the water has evaporated.
  7. 7. Reduce the heat to low, stir the rice again and put the rice in the middle of the pan in a mount then cover the rice with the banana leaf then cover the top of the pot with aluminum foil and put the lid on.
  8. 8. Cook for 25 minutes. Stir the rice and flip the top of the rice to the bottom and spread the rice and cover the rice the same way it was continue to cook until done. Sample the rice to see if it is done. It should be soft to chew. Makes approximately 4 servings.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 551.09 Kcal (2307 kJ)
Calories from fat 140.92 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.66g 24%
Sodium 1322.58mg 55%
Potassium 376.59mg 8%
Total Carbs 90.66g 30%
Sugars 5.02g 20%
Dietary Fiber 3.26g 13%
Protein 10.9g 22%
Vitamin C 9.4mg 16%
Iron 4.4mg 24%
Calcium 25.2mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 265.67 Kcal (1112 kJ)
Calories from fat 67.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.55g 24%
Sodium 637.58mg 55%
Potassium 181.55mg 8%
Total Carbs 43.71g 30%
Sugars 2.42g 20%
Dietary Fiber 1.57g 13%
Protein 5.26g 22%
Vitamin C 4.6mg 16%
Iron 2.1mg 24%
Calcium 12.1mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.7
    Points
  • 15
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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