Puerto Rican Sofrito (Recaito)

Nearly every great Latin dish starts with a SOFRITO flavor base, but the Puerto Rican version uses a green sofrito base called Recaito.  It’s basically a few ingredients whizzed up in a blender or food processor to make a paste. You can add sofrito to soups and stews, ground beef dishes and it is a big component in rice dishes, like Puerto Rican Arroz con Pollo.
If you have a Mexican/Latin grocery store available to you;  you can often find a jarred or frozen version available, but fresh is always superior. I have included a very basic recipe using Grocery Store ingredients. 

RECAITO SOFRITO INGREDIENTS:

• 2      large green bell peppers roughly chopped
• 1      large onion roughly chopped
• 1/2  red bell pepper roughly chopped
• 1      head of garlic, peeled roughly chopped
• 1      large bunch of cilantro roughly chopped
• 1/2   bunch culantro (or an extra bunch of cilantro if you can’t get it) roughly chopped
• olive oil (just enough to loosen) maybe a TBSP

RECAITO SOFRITO INSTRUCTIONS:

• Put all the ingredients into a blender or food processor and pulse into a course paste.
• Store in airtight container in refrigerator if using within a few weeks.
• You can also put it into ice cube

PRODUCTS WE USE:

• KITCHEN AID MEASURING SPOONS/CUPS
• PIONEER WOMAN CUTTING BOARD
• PIONEER WOMAN KNIFE SET
• HAMILTON BEACH FOOD PROCESSOR

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