BY NEVAEHA CRISP
Staff Writer
This is a type of paste to dip and add to Puerto Rican meals for flavor.
Also known as Salsa
Facts:
- Prep & Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Serves: 32 servings
- Makes: 4 cups
Ingredients Include:
- Kosher Salt
- 2 medium spanish onions
- 1 large red bell pepper
- 4 ripe plum tomatoes
- 4 cubanelle peppers
- 1 large bunch of cilantro
- 4 leaves of culantro
- 8 ajices dulces
- 18 medium cloves garlic
Directions:
Step 1:
- Cut the onions into large chunks 2 cups and cut the cubanelle peppers by steaming, seeding, and cut into large chunks
Step 2:
- Add the onions and cubanelle peppers in the food processor with a steel blade until finely chopped.
Step 3:
- While the motor is running, add the seeded, coureded and roughly chopped bell pepper and the ripe plum tomatoes that need to be cored and cut into chunks.
Step 4:
- Add the cilantro roughly chopped and the peeled garlic cloves, and the leaves of culantro (which is a stronger flavor of cilantro) and lastly the ajices dulces make sure they are steamed ahead of time
Step 5:
- When adding the ingredients into the food processor make sure it’s one at a time feed tube until smoothly, add salt to one’s tastes.
Step 6:
- Finally transfer to a container, put into the refrigerator for close to 3 days or may freeze it.
ENJOY this new and very delicious sauce!
https://www.seriouseats.com/sofrito-puerto-rican-how-to-make-recipe