*RECIPE WRITTEN* I've made this so many times so I'm gonna put this here for me and you guys 💕 Don't forget to subscribe to her because everything she makes is DELICIOUS -2 cups of long grain rice -1 15oz can of pigeon peas/gandules with the liquid -2 table spoons canola oil (I use any neutral oil) -1 teaspoon of salt -1 package of ham concentrate -1 package of sazon -1 teaspoon of Cumin -1 teaspoon of Oregon -3 tablespoon of sofrito -2 cups of water 1. Place canoil oil in pan along with sofito untill it darkens 2.Add remain seasonings except for salt and stir 3.Add the gandules with the liquid and let it boil 4.Once it starts boiling add the rice and mix 5. Add 1 and 1/2 cups of water (more or less if needed, measure with your heart baby 6. Add a teaspoon of salt (Again measure with that heart baby more or less if needed 💕) 7. Leave your stove on medium high untill majority of the water has boiled out 8. Turn the rice lower it to medium and put a lid on it for 15 mintues 9.stir put back for another 10 mintuesamd serve

I'm not Puerto Rican but I grew up in a neighborhood called Sunset Park in Brooklyn, NYC where Boriquas rule the roost. All of Ida's dishes that I've made so far have been beyond tasty. Definitely transports me back to dinner at many an Abuela's household. Her sofrito recipe is my go-to when I want to be reminded of the bold, authentic flavors inherent to Caribbean Latin dishes. Thanks Ida!

This is the ONLY channel I will come to for recipes! Every recipe is so good, and tastes just like my childhood❤️❤️

I've made arroz con gandules before and never mastered it because my grandmother passed away before she could teach me, until I came across your page. Now every time I make this my man and my kids eat the entire pot. I have you to thank for that.

I made this today and I can tell you that your recipes are like my Abuelas. She passed away and I often said I wish I would've got her recipes. Well I found it lol. Thank You for putting this channel together. You are now my Latina Cooking Mentor :)

Still my go to channel when I need help in the kitchen. I am 24, and I have been watching since 2013. The first video I watched was for sofrito , so I could make it for my dad. He was so proud of me. Im glad you still are updating your channel. Favorite cooking channel for sure!

I'm American but my boyfriend is from Puerto Rico. I use your recipes for everything I cook. I get compliments from all his family and friends on my cooking. thanks for making your recipes so easy to follow. God bless

I LOVE how she checked the PETA website to see that the jamon sazon is accidentically vegan!!! Thank you!!! I came here looking for a vegan arroz con gandules recipe. Cannot wait to make this!♡♡♡♡

I want to take this time out to thank you for your recipe video I tried your rice recipe and my rice came out perfect I could cry 😭 it was so delicious 😋 thanks a million 😊 may your hands continue to be blessed as well as your life amen 🙏

I love the passion you have for cooking ♡

Ms. Is a special occasion because Gandules crops ARE picked this time of the year..and the amount of care and work it takes to pick, shell and soften the gandules...IS a beautiful thing which WE as Ricans..enjoy.. like coffee, lots of work, beautiful flavors,

I just came across your channel today and I’m sooooo happy!!! My ex was Puerto Rican and I LOVED his grandmothers cooking soooo much. When we broke up I missed her cooking and have tried so many times to make it and fail so bad but you make everything JUST like her! Thank you so much! Never thought I could love a stranger so much lol

I made this in addition to using the homemade Sofrito recipe for my family vs making traditional Jamaican rice & peas. #1 it was super easy and #2 my family loved it...my mom is the pickiest eater and she said " you need to make this more often!" Thank you!

yo aprendi a cocinar contigo! no sabes lo que he aprendido & mejorado. super agradecida con tu channel god bless you always 😄

Mexican raised in NY/NJ area and learn to eat the finest Puerto Rican flavors. Moved away but introduced my kids to eat your incredible dishes. Every time I want to bring joy to my family. Your my my go to. Love the simplicity and packed flavors.

I love this recipe, its so simple. I chop up a pork chop into small cubes and mix in while cooking sofrito to replace the ham seasoning. Thank you my family loves this.

I was born and raised in the island. I've been living in California for 30 years, only one PR restaurant in 60 miles, one way. I've been starving for Arroz con Gandules, its my favorite dish. Thanks for the video, the only thing I know to make is white rice and Goya kidney beans. (you know, the arroz y avichuelas.) I make that every-other day for me. I can't wait to try your recipe. Thank you for sharing...

So I followed this step by step and it came out perfect!!! My fiancé is Puerto Rican and I’m Jamaican/Irish, so I try to make dinners that he’s use to from time to time lol thank you so much!!

She's the cook for me--excellent instructions, clean and doesn't eat out of her pots or utensils she is using. Marvelous!!!!

You know, i am all American. in my younger days my friends would invite me to their house for some rice and beans, P.R. style. The smell was AMAZING!!! thru the years i've picked up on ingredients here and there to finally hear my kids say, mom that was delicious. I reviewed your video and prepared my rice the exact same way. OMG, there was the smell i've been missing all this time! I was missing the oregano and the cumin. Thank you soooo much. Now i have to figure out how to slow the kids down while they are eating it. Oh, and btw, i've watched other videos of arroz con gandules? Not the same, and goodness, to much work. hehe. thanks again.

Your rice looks amazing at the end! Perfect! Not mushy.

Made this for Sunday dinner and it was Delicious!!! Family ate it up so fast, I had to make another batch the next day. You sure know how to cook!!!! Thank you.

Ida, you're an excellent chef. You've helped me sooo many times. You're my virtual cookbook.

I loved when you did the spoon trick! My grandma always does it when she makes her arroz con gandules! Love your channel!!

I can’t believe it’s been 2yrs since 1st tried this recipe. It’s still my favorite even tho I’ve memorized it, I still play this vid to cook along with you. Hope you are doing well🙏🏽😊

Your camera person is awesome! Steady and and keeps the food in view. 👌👍

I always come back to this recipe since the first time I made it, comes out perfect every time! Thank you

I swear by her recipes. Do it exactly as she does, and it comes out perfect!

I’ve made this rice two times and now I am a cooking super star.....to my family at least! Thank you so much!

I love your videos. I recently move to FL from NYC and with no Cuchifritos around your recipes are a little piece of the Bronx for me. Thanks! Keep the great recipes coming.

I was born in Cuba and raised in New York in a PR community. The neighbors would bring Arroz con Gandules and Pasteles (My 2 favorite dishes). For the life of me I can't make them but now I am going to make the Arroz con Gandules tomorrow and relive my teen years :). I still need the Pasteles recipe lol. Thank you so much and you're amazing!

you have brought back my childhood dishes..Now I make them and give the recipes to my daughter...Thank you Ida...God bless

Your directions are foolproof! Thank you for another great recipe (made your sofrito yesterday).

Everytime I second guess myself I come to your page. Thank you for showing me how to cook and reassuring me everytime. The one person I had has passed away and you; down to your cooking remind me of her. Thank you so much

So I finally made it!!!! DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I haven't had Arroz con Gandules since my friends/neighbors/cooks moved. After watching your video I went and I got all the ingredients and made it. I had 3 servings, gave a teaser to my cousin and there's some left for dinner. Wow!!!! I love it and thank you so much.

I lived in Puerto Rico for 5 years and sweets and beyond has been my best friend while I cooked for my husband. Thank you

It’s amazing how different we all cook!! I use tomatoe sauce and adobo, I also use onion and garlic powder and it’s amazing!!! I will have to try it this way it definitely looks delicious

I've been following her recipe for years and it comes out finger licking delicious all the time.

I remember having olives, potatoes and salt pork in my rice. I believe no 2 Puerto Ricans make this the same. That's ok it's all good thanks for your videos

I just made this and I also made a whole chicken and Maduros with brown sugar (all your recipes ) and my family loved it ! Thank you so much I can't wait to try more of your recipes. Keep the videos coming.

OMG, thank you SO MUCH! I love, love, love your videos! They are so helpful to this PR I still learning how to cook PR food! My arroz con gandules always comes out watery, bland or both, and I always use the Goya recipe from the can. I'm going to try your recipe for sofrito because mine comes out differently every time. When I ask my mom for help, she just says, "Taste it. What does it need?" 🙄 So helpful lol My grandmother lives in NYC though, and my parents didn't teach me Spanish, so it's very difficult to communicate with her now that she's 90.

You don’t know how much you’ve helped . I’m Mexican and this helps me cook my puertorican bf the food he loves

Me encantan tus recetas👌son ta sencillas y ricas desde P.R.🎄🎉🇵🇷🏝

Made this today 10/19. Amazing just like my mom's 😍. Yours was and is the best Puerto Rican Food channel out here. I for one miss you but happy with the vlogs I can watch over and over again. Proudly 😙😚😙 Come back your missed ❤💖❤

i Just Want You To Know That i Love Your Videos.. Before i Came Across Your Videos i Would Cook Rice And Pray it Came out Well Cooked. The Moment i Cooked Watching Your Video My Rice Came Out So Perfect and Now it Comes Out Great.! Thank You So Much.!!

I ran into this video and made this rice for my hubby! He was lovin the flavors! Now I can’t stop watching all your videos!

I just made arroz con gandules for the first time using your recipe. It was delicious. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us.

Que cosa mas sabrosa! Arroz con Gandules turns an ordinary day into a holiday :D

Thank you so much for this recipe, Ida! I've been enjoying arroz con gandules for years, but always in restaurants. I tried this recipe tonight and followed it exactly, and it's delicious! I did end up using a total of 2 cups water (spoon trick worked!). I also made your from-scratch sofrito recipe prior to making the rice. The clerk at the grocery store told me that aji dulce is currently banned from import into the US, so I bought a bag of Sweeties (tiny sweet bell peppers) and he said that would work. The aroma is fantastic. :) Thanks again, I'm definitely going to try more of your recipes this weekend.

Wow... it’s been a long time that I’ve been trying to make Spanish rice this way. I have never been able to until I followed ur recipe. I added an extra can of beans (2 cans total), an extra tablespoon of sofrito and extra teaspoon of oregano. Still used the 2 cups of rice and only needed 1 1/2 cups of water. It came out delicious. Now I have the recipe thank god! Btw... I used the green “Culantro cooking base” (softito) by GOYA. Didn’t taste any different. ❤️ Thank you!

hi ida i been watching your channel for about a month now>> i make one of your recipes every day you make me want to cook and enjoy it while doing so.. as a mom of two and a wife to a puerto rican man your recipes make every one happy in my family.. THANK YOU SO MUCH you changed my life >> :) tonight i will make your meat balls with the yuca mash along with some veggies yesterday i made your rice with gandules with your pork chops and a salad on the side .. it was a hit as always your the best and its so easy and simple to follow your instructions !!! i always give a thumbs up and you already know im subscribed !!!

Hi Aida, I’ve been using your recipes from the sofrito, arroz con gandules , pernil and more ! I honestly have to say that I love the way you explain everything and how it turned out in the end !! You should defenitly have a cooking book! Happy Thanksgiving

I made this today and wow it was so good. Thanks!

My grandma used to make this rice all the time for us. I want to start making it too. I love your videos.

Your the best, I'm Puerto Rican, I love your kitchen, how you prepare our delicious latin foods, just like abuela use to make everything.. Being/ 3 sons 7 grands and spending most my young adult life in Hawaii, I lost many of our traditional method of cooking now I'm back full swing because if you, muchas gracias, ! I 💙

I use tomato sauce and olives in mine.

I made this last night for dinner!!! so gooodddd, I was trying to impress my p.r. friends lol

Your a life saver I have my husbands parents asking for yellow rice and beans. I visited other videos but most people don't give measurements and even few tell you what you need before hand thank u

I am so impressed by your techniques and authentic recipes today I have a couple that is moving to Texas. I invited them to have a Puerto Rican meal. It has been a couple of years that I have cooked Puerto Rican meals with my family living away due to their military lives. Almost forgot the favors and how to make it just right! Thank you I cannot for Thanksgiving “love thy neighbors” I plan on welcoming a few new and old neighbors for a Puerto Rican meal. As it is how Puerto Rican’s show they’re love through Food!

One of my favs but can never get it right! TFS I tried the pollo guisado and my family loved it. I have to try this. My problem is I can't find goya here. Yesterday I found an isle full of goya products and I was so excited. I bought way to much stuff. lol I'm ready now!

I JUST DID IT,SABROSO...

I use jasmine rice and it is so tasty. .also put olives and smoked turkey kielbasa since we don't eat pork. delicious!

Thank you so so much. I am in LOVE with how this came out! I just made it tonight and my boyfriend smiled and my 3 year old couldn’t get enough!! I appreciate you!!

Cannot wait to try this. Gonna give it a test run this week. I wanna surprise my family and serve it for Thanksgiving which will be at my house this year. I've always been nervous about trying it, but you make it look easy! Thanks for you vids!

Perfect! I have my holiday menu all planned out now! Thank you so much Aida!!! 💖

This is the only recipe for rice that came out delicious. You are the best for rice.

I love her!!! All your recipes has my Puerto Rican Finance in love with me!!! Love you. I will always watch your videos!!!

I didnt have someone to teach me how to cook Boricua. lol Im learning! ty Ida

I've made thus MANY times and I'm Jewish! Comes out good but can always be improved. Would you PLEASE do a pasteles video!? THANK YOU!

Making this for my family reunion right now. They gonna be blowed 😂💖

Nobody believes I’m Puerto Rican because my skin is very pale. Sunscreen very day taught by my 4 aunts! Watching your videos makes me feel like home. It’s served because it is ¡Muy delicioso!

This is so simple: Why do so many make big productions out of a straightforward process, which yields such a delicious dish?

Omg Mija you literally brought tears to my eyes. I’m watching to prepare a Thanksgiving dinner for the 1st time without my parents. Now this isn’t a sad story..they went on vacation and we are missing them terribly. But I’m stepping up and making sure I make this great para todo mi familia. P.s. I’m definitely a Mommas boy but what puerto son could ever be less than mother’s baby!! I wear the title proudly.

I followed your recipes my Arroz con Gandules always turns out PERFECT !!! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH !! You are truly blessing!! I pretty followed all your cooking. I do have a tip. I used bacon fat instead of vegetable oil or canola oil. The bacon fat makes it even more TASTY and DELICIOUS 😋. Everything is good with bacon 🥓❤️

Making this recipe for the 4th time. So so so delicious and simple. Reminds me of home!

nice video...and it looks absolutely delish...can't wait to try this :-)

Now I know the secret, the ham packet!

BEST VIDEO EVER for arroz con gandules!!! I just added a bunch of cilantro and green olives. Tastes just like my mamis.👏👏👏 Thank You.

wow ! You Remind Me of everything that's beautiful with Yonkers New York ,The Bronx New York ,and every place that has Puerto Ricans. although I've never been to Puerto Rico , god bless you. delicious

Looks yummy. I love Arroz con gandules. I noticed you didn't use salsa de tomate, interesting. I wonder if it tastes very different without it.

I wish I could taste your foods 😘

I made your recipe for the rice and peas, I never heard of the spoon trick after putting in the water I did it and it stood up. I tasted the liquid before adding the rice it taste delicious. I can't wait for it to be done. I have the chicken in the oven now. Your recipe if course for the pollo asado. I made it before. Dinner is going to be bomb. Thanks for sharing your recipes

Hi again, I've done this rice 2 times and it is really good! It's easy to do and it's delicious. Thanks you so much!

Just like MaMa use to make,In time for the holidau

I'm so hungry right now!

Just made this rice and it came out wonderful. Now I won't be afraid to make rice. Thank you so much, I also use the sofrito recipe

I keep making this recipe over and over! I’ve done it with chicken as well ❤️ Thank you for the thorough instructions!!! 👍🏼

Thank you! My honey love it lol :).

Thanks Aida for the recipe! Question..Do you ever use garlic in your arroz con gandules?

I just made this with Pernil Al Horno and Manduros. And it was a hit in my home. Thank you once again :)

My favorite type of rice mix. Thanks for the vid.

can you make a video of how to make bacalou salad my favorite

Thanks for sharing. My Aunts ex-husband use to tell me he would use salted pork or ham-hawk. Also are you using a cast iron pot?

I love all of your videos!! I’m from Chicago & I have high standards for Puerto Rican food & you fulfill all of that plus more! Thank you!

Me himagino ese arroz con unos pasteles hechos por usted que los hace sabrosos. Gracias por compartir tus resetas. Dios la bendiga.

Hi Ida!! What kind of rice do you use??

What a beautiful recipe! Is there something else that can replace the Knorr Sazon and the Ham concentrate? I'm concerned about the monosodium glutamate and preservatives. Thanks! 

A mi hija le encanta el arroz con gandules, tu receta se ve fácil y deliciosa voy a probar hacerla, somos de Guatemala y mis hijas de New York por eso el gusto del arroz con gandules saludos

I love your videos they are so easy to follow my fiancé is Puerto Rican and I’m middle eastern so with your videos I’ve learned all his favorite dishes

In my perfect world I would marry You and Daisy.I would be as big as a house.lol.Is it ok to use the juice from the can?