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@adfmo2195 Жыл бұрын
“Till I get home from work to cook dinner”… rice and beans IS dinner lol
@jazzylopez-vasquez5713 Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing lol
@7fg9sd8a9 Жыл бұрын
My mom's love language was food so it was common for me to have two dinners. (yes I'm fat 😔)
@suzanneclaiborne3265 Жыл бұрын
LOL Unless your a teenager
@thinkingoutloud3358 Жыл бұрын
@@7fg9sd8a9 😂 but you got that good fat full of love though 💕
@Pretzelgal Жыл бұрын
Exactly. Don't ask for anything else tonight, this is your dinner.
@1gigi Жыл бұрын
Fellow Sofrito User, adding that base during the Frying of the onions will elevate to the next level. Looks great
@Whatsthedeal106 Жыл бұрын
I only use the frozen one or fresh. I dont like the shelf stable ones.
@mitty2575 Жыл бұрын
Nothing is gonna help That fake sofrito 😂😂
@1gigi Жыл бұрын
@@mitty2575 people in Europe also take short cuts. Lmao
@nezzyt4409 Жыл бұрын
@@mitty2575 - She didn't say anything about it being the ultimate rice and beans or authentic. It's something yummy and nutritious for her kids to munch on during the day instead of ordering fast food and whatnot. She's doing what she can to provide a better alternative to her kids and it's totally valid and commendable.
@DivinelyHis Жыл бұрын
You gotta sofreír (sauté) The sofrito!!! Everytime!!
@Eristotl3 Жыл бұрын
Vinegar in the beans is the secret to bring it all together
@peachesandpoets Жыл бұрын
I never thought of that!!
@LisaLisa-mx3hq Жыл бұрын
She used rice vinegar
@breestone8978 Жыл бұрын
Interesting 🤔
@hiphoppreacher4real Жыл бұрын
Now this is new to me. I had always thought that bay leaf in the beans was the thing. I am going to try it for sure.
@alisonstankewicz64399 ай бұрын
Vinegar in this and also a splash in soups and sauces just does something to it
@cuppasilverbullets Жыл бұрын
That little bit of white vinegar is how Dominicans make their beans ❤
@melissahidy9688 Жыл бұрын
So good!!
@beautyinthedark74069 ай бұрын
I will add this next for sure😋
@keywestconch88 ай бұрын
yes, white vinegar is a must for black beans
@maryd37798 ай бұрын
Dominicans from the island use vinegar on everything…they wash the meat/ protein with vinegar …the origin was because it cld be gamey…freshness not always guaranteed
@indi8888 ай бұрын
Yea but you have to add the cilantro!! That we use on everything
@GCasiano Жыл бұрын
Sofrito is not just a Puerto Rican thing. It's a Caribbean thing. Cubans, Dominicans, even Italians use their own kinds of Sofrito ❤️ Recaito is the "green" Sofrito. With cilantro as the based. If the Sofrito is red it's because of the tomato sauce 🍅 You can buy it off the shelf in a jar or in the freezer section in a container (Congelado). You can also buy it FRESH from an international or Caribbean food Mart. But the best way to make it (in my opinion) ALWAYS fresh. Everyone has their own recipes to make it so there's no "right way." You just have to play with it until you get the right recipe for YOU! My personal recipe is: 3 GREEN Bell Peppers 1 RED bell pepper 2 onions 1 BIG tomato (or 2 SMALL ones) 1 whole clove of garlic 🧄 (I use elephant garlic -personal preference) Whole stock of Cilantro (sometimes half of another stock because I love the recaito taste). *Recaito is a puree of Cilantro, Onions & Garlic 😋 Puree everything together. Don't chop the pieces too small otherwise you'll lose some of the juices. Add just a little bit of everything as you go, so you get a good blend of flavors. I'm Puerto Rican, and we grow up helping our parents make Sofrito from a young age. Hispanics don't use exact measurements. We keep adding until our ancestors whisper, "Cono! Eso es suficiente!" 😂😂😂
@DivinelyHis Жыл бұрын
Recaito also has recao which is similar to cilantro but different, that’s why it’s called recaito and the other is called sofrito because it’s sautéed when used
@lisafranklin9089 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the recipe 💗🙌🏻
@candiedisilvio9596 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing! My Mom was Puerto Rican, but she passed away when I was 15. Unfortunately, a lot of her amazing recipes were lost with her. I’m looking forward to trying your sofrito as well as the rice and beans recipe from this video. Hopefully bring back some of her taste memories and maybe hearing the whisper of “Cono! Eso es sufficientiente!”
@prinxessblake609 Жыл бұрын
I’m from the Caribbean, we call it green seasoning.
@user-ii9xh5lz6u Жыл бұрын
Cuban here make my own sofrito and freeze it
@rebeccafoster-faith6647 Жыл бұрын
Remember - rice and beans is a complete protein and if you sub olive oil for the butter - it's vegan. And very low cost.
@bodyofhope9 ай бұрын
Yes! This looks delicious with all these spices. I want to make it. Can't have garlic & onions. I wonder if it will come out good with just the peppers.
@gritmakaveli8 ай бұрын
You can use vegan butter too dawg
@OwenMaxwell-jr2ib8 ай бұрын
@@gritmakaveli Yes .. That's what the early pioneers and Native American tribes used in all of their flavorful dishes .. In the harsh winters, they also used synthetic furs to cover themselves , and pleather was a common tool in the fashioning of their Teepees .. 😃👍
@Naltddesha8 ай бұрын
@@OwenMaxwell-jr2ibthey were especially skilled at 3D printing spear heads and arrowheads. It amazing what our ancestors did, with so little
@catgrrrlart7 ай бұрын
@@OwenMaxwell-jr2ibyou know vegan butter is just margarine right
@MsBebegurl0212 Жыл бұрын
Perfect..just for me, I add jalapeno to the beans..and fresh tortillas are a must!!
@ronaldvanengen18875 ай бұрын
Simmer down I'm coming over!!❤😊
@patriciaflaherty9 ай бұрын
If your kids can order door dash, they can cook their own rice and beans 🤷♀️.
@thatvalensteingirl8 ай бұрын
Doordash is swiping and clicking on an app-- my toddler niece can manage that. You think she can make herself dinner, too?
@gloriack79768 ай бұрын
💯 Also doordash money?? You mean, extra chore money! If you’re going to waste money on doordash and no one is sick, it won’t be mine!! 😂
@pumpkinwarrior71388 ай бұрын
@@gloriack7976if my kids earned the money they could use it on DoorDash but they’d figure our naturally now much easier it is to cook
@honks94847 ай бұрын
Yes, but as a parent, there’s nothing wrong with cooking for your children anyways.
@Bella.Polcari3 ай бұрын
girl no one asked @@thatvalensteingirl
@mizz3338 ай бұрын
all i ate growing up was rice and black beans and chicken in some form, this looks so goood
@Person12216 Жыл бұрын
The personality is everything! 🤩
@yolandastanford9223 Жыл бұрын
Looks delicious!!’ Girl you do you!!!! Thanks for sharing-will definitely be trying the rice and beans!!!
@BonBon2828Z7 ай бұрын
Looks amazing
@hera78849 ай бұрын
My mom taught us how to make food when she was away as soon as we turned 12. 12 was adolescents for our household and that’s when we learned how to cook and do most if not all chores. I fully understand that the world is not the way it used to be and people would prefer their children to have no responsibilities or boundaries but you do you. If you like it, I love it!
@missunique54144 күн бұрын
🤣 People always have to throw in their two cent! If you wanna raise your kids the way you were raised, have at it. But why try to insult someone else. This is a short about cooking, not parenting. So take your panties out the bunch and enjoy your life 😑
@hera78844 күн бұрын
@@missunique5414 Are you not throwing in your two cents right now? I mean, who even said your opinion mattered? It wasn’t me.
@missunique54144 күн бұрын
@@hera7884 I told you to take your panties out the bunch. I didn’t put in my 2 cent or I would have told you a few other things.
@heavinw39589 ай бұрын
Simply amazing and you washed your rice too ❤ 😊
@jarronellis58018 ай бұрын
That looks awesome
@athia37 Жыл бұрын
That is delicious any time.Teach your kids to cook simple stuff from the pantry and fridge.It simplifies life.
@Lisa-ze6fo7 ай бұрын
My favorite ❤❤❤
@momof2momof26 ай бұрын
Looks good
@chicodigital8 ай бұрын
Everyone’s so creative! 😂
@GG-qg2iu6 ай бұрын
Everybody thinks that they're a comedian!
@stuff20478 ай бұрын
Looks yummy!
@ToriLynnH8 ай бұрын
That looks so yummy
@annettebalaguer91928 ай бұрын
Yes girl!! 😋👍🏽
@luiseismael4860 Жыл бұрын
It looks great. My kids are constantly doing that w door dash or just restaurant money 😂
@melissajorealrecipes Жыл бұрын
same same LOL
@brendabernal2122 Жыл бұрын
The Puerto Rican style(green) sofrito is the best, and they sell it in the frozen food section at some grocery stores.. You should really try it.. By the way this meal looks delicious.. 😊
@blane6592 Жыл бұрын
Yes…that’s the only one I buy if I don’t make it homemade. The green one and the red one.
@sandracabrera1748 Жыл бұрын
Thank for sharing that I was going tex it you did first
@brendabernal2122 Жыл бұрын
@@blane6592 I tried to make homemade, and it didn’t work out so well.. Now I just buy it.. 😩😂
@ivoryfyall2398 Жыл бұрын
No make it homemade is even better. Talkn about sofrito. I need to make some.🤷🏾♀️👌🏾😂😂😂😂🥰
@reneesretro3466 Жыл бұрын
RECAITO....
@ThatCaliFoodie Жыл бұрын
So simple easy and delicious. Just how I like it!!! 🥰
@blueheaven1323 Жыл бұрын
The casual way she mentioned Zojirushi 😭 ma’am that is the ✨cadillac ✨ of rice cookers you’re living my dream
@MultiPenguin66 Жыл бұрын
Its 47$ thats only 20 more than a regular one i saw other ones though for like 200
@blueheaven1323 Жыл бұрын
@@MultiPenguin66 hey could you please send me the link for the one you found for $47? The one in the store near me is over double that price 🥲
@rubytwoshoes1032 Жыл бұрын
That rice cooker is a cheap one. In the uk £12. Ignore the name, they are all made in China. 😉 Yumasia do excellent rice cookers far less that Zojirushi. £200 is only worth it if your using it everyday. Had my £12 rice cooker for a decade. Its used for rice, one pot meals. hot pot, cakes I eat alot of rice🤣worth every penny.
@mariagents9575 Жыл бұрын
I agree it’s only $50
@peachesandpoets Жыл бұрын
It's less than 50 bucks.
@janetanderson786 Жыл бұрын
Yummy
@MrMrjchips Жыл бұрын
That looks really good
@laurelsmith4112 Жыл бұрын
Oh nice 😌
@chingon1238 ай бұрын
Yummm
@tishguzman5116 Жыл бұрын
Love the spices you use. Wish you would give us all a list if your go to choices. You make everything look and sound so decadent!!!Yummm
@anitarobbins3486 Жыл бұрын
That looks good. I need a low-sodium option.
@jenniferspeers2453 Жыл бұрын
Replace the ingredients with no/low sodium Ex. Low sodium stock instead of Sazon and water. No salt added beans. Sofrito is a paste/puree with peppers, onions, tomatoes, garlic, cilantro. You could make a big batch and freeze into portions. Instead of salt/sodium you can enhance dishes with umami- nutritional yeast, MSG, mushrooms ... and a little goes a long way in regards to things like liquid aminos, miso, worcestershire, anchovy paste which aren't themselves low sodium but you don't need a lot to boost flavour
@pauli8888 Жыл бұрын
Use onions, garlic sautee real good, add annato(which is in sazon and gives the color) or just a bit of the sazon packet and some fresh cilantro leaves, cubanelle peppers and oregano. Season it up to taste with all else and you have a way better option than the whole sazon packets. No sofrito needed if you dont have it cause you have the base there already. Im puertorrican and thats how i do mines. The sazon packets have hella’ sodium monoglutamate; theyre ok to use complete when cooking a whole pack of rice or something , not 1-2 cups. Hope this helps. As for one can of beans, you dont need to put the whole can of tomato sauce, just a bit and simmer well. And lastly, rinsing the beans can help avoid the extra sodium in their liquid
@anitarobbins3486 Жыл бұрын
@@jenniferspeers2453 Thanks
@anitarobbins3486 Жыл бұрын
@@pauli8888 Thanks! :)
@jerseyinthephilippines1283 Жыл бұрын
Yummy that looks awesome! Omg I want to make that.
@lavinabowman8489 Жыл бұрын
Yum
@aprilpinketon2567 Жыл бұрын
Black beans are better out if the van if you rinse them off. Most of the recipes I follow say to rinse the can juice off.
@alexisdandrea7576 Жыл бұрын
On all beans except the black ones.
@katief7047 Жыл бұрын
Think about it like pasta water… sometimes those juices have things in them that help the dish both flavor and texture wise :)
@miguistikerms Жыл бұрын
We keep it with the black beans 🇨🇺
@faebalina7786 Жыл бұрын
I do I worry about any excess metals
@curlyhead2177 Жыл бұрын
No leave the juice for the beans.
@irismarie6515 Жыл бұрын
Yummmm
@meemster101 Жыл бұрын
Looks delicious
@user-ob3pk4wl1h9 ай бұрын
I love me some rice and beans
@shaquilaball6535 Жыл бұрын
ok look good
@jewels9648 ай бұрын
That looks amazing ❤
@selmb20738 ай бұрын
Nice, yumm! My kid makes his own food when I’m Not home - so thankful I don’t have to worry about - woot woot 🙌🏼🙌🏼 😅
@lamarwest7739 Жыл бұрын
Yes!! You are my new obsession!! keep those recipes coming!!!!
@gardyian22587 ай бұрын
It looks good
@meowzah24958 ай бұрын
I will make this
@user-mp2ls2re4r6 ай бұрын
Looks so good 😊
@ladyindaroom8 ай бұрын
I love rice and beans❤
@kittenkorleone2918 Жыл бұрын
This would be dinner!
@tory1985114 ай бұрын
Looks good ❤❤❤
@gailsgig Жыл бұрын
What kids know a our door dash unless you use it? You can cook ahead and freeze meals too. And always have prepared meals. I do that for myself!
@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem7 ай бұрын
i see its 9 months later :) but thought i would mention, everyone middle school and older knows about door dash. probably hear about it at school.
@drmarsh4287 Жыл бұрын
I'm sitting here at 33, and I've never used a rice cooker. 😂 I just always cook it with a pot.
@thejackofalldans7868 ай бұрын
you're missing out, so much more convenient
@sidni.d59898 ай бұрын
It will change your life
@vickieadams66489 ай бұрын
That looks delicious. That's why I cook some smoked neckbones, take off the meat, save the broth too, then cook my beans so there's a bit of meat in my beans. I freeze the cold neckbones and broth until I need them. I would have dropped the chunk into the beans. I don't care for beans (except for a few in my chili). But generally I eat black beans. They put off a bit more water. Glad you mentioned them. My hair grew a LOT when I was eating beans and rice.
@iwanttobelieve59708 ай бұрын
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@GG-qg2iu7 ай бұрын
Looks delicious!
@Croneposse42923 күн бұрын
Gonna try! I may get that rice cooker too! You got me inspired! Also with the cowboy sliders!!!❤🎉
@dianacovarrubias9764 Жыл бұрын
YUM sofreetoe love it 🥰
@Pekkle7755 Жыл бұрын
Looks amazing. And love how your recipes are easily measured. Thank you
@ginah.92298 ай бұрын
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@tracidavis8991 Жыл бұрын
that is cool
@stjohnbaby8 ай бұрын
Looks great!❤
@user-eh7xj9wz6p8 ай бұрын
Love your beautiful family and love your beautiful daughters and sons and pets and love your cooking and good and great and amazing and awesome and wonderful and god blessed and amen and videos too
@rubyred6719 Жыл бұрын
This looks really good
@rinagrey2478 Жыл бұрын
That looks delicious 😋😋
@tmelitta518 ай бұрын
Good protein and iron sources
@starlightzz1480 Жыл бұрын
Oooooooi like this 😋😋😋❤
@karenmartin3650 Жыл бұрын
Looks so good!
@jasminepitts397918 күн бұрын
Wait wait she made the rice in the cooker with the seasoning, oh yesssss!! ❤
@Jackjackspice Жыл бұрын
Looks great will be doing this
@davidcooper34645 ай бұрын
I love this woman, fellas !
@brentonsorrell87324 ай бұрын
Dear, dear, dear you are absolutely addorable plus the cooking? Who could ask for more?
@JWSanchez Жыл бұрын
Yes I agree with a precious comment. Puerto Rican sofrito is the best IMO. It's gree. If you pre make it you will always have it to season your meals. Chefs kiss.
@Knownman41188 ай бұрын
Good mom😊
@heyyjoynae Жыл бұрын
I nnneeeeed to make this. I love rice and beans together
@BrendaDimery9 ай бұрын
I know that's very good❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@danafredrickson42 Жыл бұрын
i would love that
@MM-fc2gi Жыл бұрын
My son wants to eat that EVERY DAY! I put chopped up chicken or ground beef on top and he goes nuts. That looks good asf
@drlorrie1019 Жыл бұрын
Love the beans
@robertogarza53778 ай бұрын
Uhhh this looks really good 😮
@suzieq-thefiveyearplan2618 ай бұрын
That looks so good!!!! And healthy “fast food”!
@joycewalbert14136 ай бұрын
I can taste it from here!!! Thanks!
@sarahroselibrandi152 Жыл бұрын
dayum ❤
@eddieb355 ай бұрын
Oh you bring back good memories in the kitchen baby girl!
@barbarabuonincontro19908 ай бұрын
Yummy I also put vinegar in beans
@MaribelRodriguez-hp4yg Жыл бұрын
We Puerto Ricans don’t put vinegar in the beans. But so far you did very good.
@user-jv5pp8pv9l Жыл бұрын
I'm Puerto Rican and my family absolutely does.
@laurasantana7207 Жыл бұрын
I’m Dominican, I add either a bit of vinegar or sour orange.
@jec8of Жыл бұрын
I'm New Yorican and have never seen an acid, other than tomato sauce, added to beans. BTW, I've seen many different Puerto Ricans, including my mother, neighbors and relatives, cook beans from scratch.
@blushbaby5278 Жыл бұрын
No one cares about what Puerto Ricans don't do. You all are not the Gods of cooking rice
@tainadelcaribe Жыл бұрын
Exactly!!
@marycollins7058 Жыл бұрын
Looks good!
@melissajorealrecipes Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
@gerileland48738 ай бұрын
Love me some rice & beans
@saravalentin8430 Жыл бұрын
You just made Puerto Rican food and Cuban I applaud you dear
@mitty2575 Жыл бұрын
Lies 😂🤦🏽♀️
@KsSpOiLeDBrAt Жыл бұрын
That’s what I was thinking. That was a mixture of both 😂
@M.J976 Жыл бұрын
That is not the Cuban food I know 🤣🤣🤣
@Dorothyredshz9 ай бұрын
I was paying attention ...you had minced beef on the counter with the ingredients, .....so were is the beef ?