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How to make Authentic Puerto Rican Sofrito
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Күн бұрынHi my name is Ida and welcome to my channel of Sweets and Beyond. This is the first of many videos to come of a series of Puerto Rican cooking. This is the beyond part of Sweets and Beyond. I would like to bring to you in my videos my knowledge of true authentic style Puerto Rican dishes, from a born and raised Ponceña. Feel free to like, comment and share your knowledge and recipes below,
The ingredients that I used today are:
3 bunches of cilantro
3 bunches of culantro (spiny cilantro or recao)
2 cups of garlic cloves
15-20 aji dulce or sweet pepper
3-4 large onions
4-5 Cubanelle peppers (or bell pepper)
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@Waterboarded 8 жыл бұрын
Best to grow your own cilantro. I grow all my Sofrito ingredient. I learned it from my mother. Our seeds were passed down through generations.
@jelatinosa 8 жыл бұрын
awesome. i would love to have a sofrito garden!
@Waterboarded 8 жыл бұрын
It's also a lot of fun...I grow almost 300 varieties of peppers.
@01IveR01 5 жыл бұрын
I'm trying to start my own sofrito garden this year s hopefully it will grow. I bought 5 different kinds of peppers so far.
@Orlanzepol123 5 жыл бұрын
Waterboarded wait! Your seeds were passed down through generations? Are you real? Why? 😳 What makes them different? I am asking because I’ve noticed that cilantro and recaito leaves don’t smell or taste like they used to several years ago. They don’t have the same aroma or flavor and you have to use more sofrito when cooking with it because the flavor is weak.
@barbram8001 4 жыл бұрын
You're blessed.
@ledeshadunigan2530 9 жыл бұрын
I'm a new comer to puerto Rican foods. I'm afican-american and my other half is puerto Rican. I'm glad to see and hear about the different types of foods of your culture. thank you for your hospitality.
@Christian-zj3ul 5 жыл бұрын
Ledesha Dunigan you will love pr food
@ephraimcampos5232 5 жыл бұрын
Hmm u getting all that good stuff lol 😝
@keithjobs9129 5 жыл бұрын
@@jordanr2244 :lol
@alexisbeatty4644 5 жыл бұрын
Mama it’s your culture too 💕
@Homeboy_Brando 2 жыл бұрын
You’re half Puerto Rican. Our culture is yours too. Half blood or not that shit is apart if you.
@Nicman3000G 9 жыл бұрын
if your eyes burn while cutting Onions make sure you have a Bowl of Water beside the cutting bore and it will help... Onions give off a mist that is drawn to moist areas like your eyes... Bowl of Water gives it something else to draw to.
@cbasallie 9 жыл бұрын
What a good tip....
@QUEENIE444 6 жыл бұрын
I wear my sunglasses lol
@dianajerez-guzman6817 6 жыл бұрын
Me too lol
@estelltorresdehernandez7230 6 жыл бұрын
Nic Knight i use swimming googgles. Works great!!!
@medic1957 8 жыл бұрын
didn't know what sofrito was or it even existed until I met my wife, who's Puerto Rican (I'm Mexican). I made your sofrito and she loves it; she said it's better than her mother's :-) I split my batch into two, I add a couple of jalapeño peppers for my batch, since I like heat, my wife does not.
@ppehsy1 8 жыл бұрын
+Gabriel Leon.... How MUCH Sofrito is she MAKING???? I just NEED 1 ice cube tray full of about (16) ..!!!!
@medic1957 8 жыл бұрын
+adam thompson ….Hello, the recipe, as she makes it, makes 12 cups (3 quarts) of sofrito. That's how much I got when I made it. I have a vacuum sealer (Foodsaver) which I use to freeze most of it. I leave a jar of sofrito in the frig (also in a vacuum sealed jar) for ready use. You can freeze without the Foodsaver, using plastic jars as my wife does.
@ppehsy1 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks Gabriel how much garlic, peppers,onions & cilantro should I use to make just 1 quart????
@medic1957 8 жыл бұрын
Ingredient Amount I used: Cilantro - 3 bunches or 12 oz Culantro* - 3 bunches or 7 oz Aji Dulce (sweet pepper) 15-20 peppers or 8 oz Garlic (skinned) 2 cups or 12 1/2 oz White Onion (skinned) 3-4 Large onions or 2 1/2 Ibs Cubanelle peppers (stemmed and seeded) AKA Italian frying peppers (or Bell peppers)4-5 peppers or 1 1/2 Ibs Makes 6 pounds 4.25 oz or 12 cups or 3 qts I used a food scale. For one quart use 1/3 of the ingredients.
@ppehsy1 8 жыл бұрын
Thanks DUDE!!!!
@boricuateck 11 жыл бұрын
Today I made your sofrito, y dejame decirte Que I will never buy it again. It was less than 8$ to make and I have over 5 months worth in the freezer. It is a beautiful color,texture and taste and smells like my abuelas kitchen and her hands. You are my fav cook on KZfaq! GRACIAS por tomarte tiempo para hacer estos videos y enseñarnos! Mil gracias!
@letinola 10 жыл бұрын
I am PR originally from Calif. parents born in PR. I want to thank you for ALL your videos - they're very professional and you never leave any questions after I watch them. You take us step to step, guiding us on our wonderful PR cooking journey! letinola
@summers2156 2 жыл бұрын
This is still the best Sofrito recipe on KZfaq!
@cloudtwenty2437 9 жыл бұрын
Soy puerto ricano de NYC , I used all your ingredients to make my Sofrito and it was amazing thank you for this. And the ice tray idea was so useful. Keep up with your videos . Viva Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
@sweetsandbeyond 9 жыл бұрын
Michael Roman Thank you!Glad you liked it!
@evok_trip_toke 4 жыл бұрын
I love the taste of cilantro cause I grew up tasting it in almost EVERYTHING. My grandma never skipped out on the cilantro and when I found out that most people don't like it I was so shocked lol.
@hmmm.7778 8 жыл бұрын
Ida... THANK YOU SO MUCH for your videos! I truly appreciate them. I didn't grow up around my Puerto Rican culture and was never taught anything about it either. I started researching on my so as not to deprive my children of THEIR heritage. Your videos have definitely played a major role in my research and I have been able to follow your detailed videos to learn AND teach my wife and children how to cook authentic Puerto Rican food! PLEASE... don't stop posting and God Bless you!Rick Merchain
@jessicat2304 7 жыл бұрын
Haitian people do something very similar called "epis" . Much love
@mizzpoetrics 6 жыл бұрын
J A Y S I C K A Correct, but we seem to prefer using parsley over cilantro & young onions- scallion/green onion instead of the big onion. I'm not to picky, I use whatever I have, I've even made it with leeks & shallots! 😂 My mom is so old school, she makes hers fresh everytime she cooks!😍 And hers is simple - scallions, whole black pepper, cloves, Maggie, scotch bonnet/habanero & garlic - all mashed in her pilon. So good! How do you make yours?
@boulsuk7 6 жыл бұрын
My husband is Haitien. When I cook for him I use less sofrito because he finds the flavor too strong. That’s because he is not used to the cilantro. My mother in-law didn’t know how to use the cilantro and didn’t like it. But I told her to use less and now she uses it in her food because of the health properties it has. Cilantro is good to clean your kidneys.
@julielostumbo8530 4 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for this recipe for the Sofrito, it was excellent, tasty and delicious. Now all I need is the recipe for rice with Gandules
@giinarios1100 3 жыл бұрын
Yes that’s because we are Taino, an indigenous Caribbean. The Haitians are our cousins 🤗
@imjtrod 3 жыл бұрын
@@mizzpoetrics qqq
@aliciariley144 9 жыл бұрын
I had a Puerto Rican friend make this for me some years back. My food would come out AMAZING!!!!!!!!! Let's not talk about how my house smelled! My husband didn't believe me when I said I cooked whatever meal I did lol. Thanks for the memory! I plan on getting a food processor and when I do this is first on the list!
@jcberb 9 жыл бұрын
This is a great video, I call my mother every couple of months for her recipe, and she constantly gets annoyed with me because I do not memorize the recipe. Now I think she will get annoyed with me because I am NOT using her recipe :)
@Marilyn0224 9 жыл бұрын
Lol that's funny
@janellerivera7627 3 жыл бұрын
lol that is so funny! same here 😂
@phaedrafreeman4326 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video I've been really wanting to make my own Sofrito and my niece in Florida sent me her ingredients of the way she makes it as well but I thank you ladies for taking your time is it explaining everything listen I can cook Spanish food very well but I'm about to make my sofrito and just keep it up in my freezer so I don't have to go to the store and buy any and may I give you a compliment you have the most beautiful healthy nails that I've seen on a person in a long time they are beautiful
@sweetsandbeyond Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@melodycapehartmedina2264 10 жыл бұрын
What a inspiration! My mom in law taught me how to make this but because of her lack of the correct word to use for the Cubanelle and culantro we left them out. Of course it did not taste like her's from NYC she would bring. But now with the actual names I got on line and ordered the plants to add to my garden. Both have arrived and I am sooooo excited that I can now make the traditional recipe. Now to learn about their seeds so I can grow my own plants next year.
@sweetsandbeyond 10 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I'm so happy I can help!
@moraimarivera9497 4 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the plants from I'm innGeorgia and need those badly!! Thank you.
@mamiof2infl157 9 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing these videos, ever since I left my boys dad I have been looking for authentic step by step recipes to bring the little boricua touches to the dinner table for my boys , so they are still able to experience their Puerto Rican culture. - you are awesome ♡
@JM-vj7we Жыл бұрын
12/22 lost my friends mother’s recipe. Your’s is great I’m originally from the South Changing up and making this to serve with my black eyed peas New Year day. Happy 2023 to you. Thanks 🎉
@kayjeanette8317 4 жыл бұрын
I made your sofrito last month, it’s my 2nd time making sofrito ever in my life but 1st time making your recipe. AMAZING better than the 1st one I tired. This will be my go to sofrito recipe
@Jolene8 10 жыл бұрын
Food processor, yes! I started this 'tradition' several years ago. My mother still goes for the blender, but mine has FLAVOR!!!! :) I put them in (designated) small wonton cups. Its usually how much I use when I cook any how. I love sofrito.
@Radio_Mango 9 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. For a person that keeps kosher, you have been a blessing for those of the tribes of Moses! WEPA! Thanks for giving me insight on how to naturally prepare different things which you have posted without it containing food coloring from insects or unnatural cancerous products. Gracias Mija!
@gissybatyah 3 жыл бұрын
Not tribes of Jacob?
@Radio_Mango 3 жыл бұрын
@@gissybatyahlost me…?
@gissybatyah 3 жыл бұрын
@@Radio_Mango the tribes come from Jacob (Israel), right?
@Radio_Mango 3 жыл бұрын
@@gissybatyah yes ma’am
@gissybatyah 3 жыл бұрын
@@Radio_Mango oh okay! Just asked because you said "tribes of Moses"
@JoVeda_xo 5 жыл бұрын
My mom cooked so much good food with sofrito I never got the recipe before she passed away. Now i can learn with you. Thank you so much!
@jorgecolon7875 10 жыл бұрын
Nothing better than to enjoy making sofrito on a Sunday with the family, is kind of a family tradition....my family is very lucky that I grow all this vegetables. ..once again another great video...thanks
@sweetsandbeyond 10 жыл бұрын
How lucky that you grow all these veggies! You are very welcome Jorge!
@m.v.1230 5 жыл бұрын
Gracias mija por compartir tus recetas tradicionales de Puerto Rico. De mi parte mi madre nunca quiso enseñarme a cocinar, no le gustaba tener a nadie en la cocina. Yo e aprendido lo poquito que se preguntando y mirando videos con ustedes preciosas personas que comparten de todo carazon. My Sincere thanks for sharing.
@tatianalopez11 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve learned so much over the years watching your videos!! I really love this channel. Thank you for teaching us n Keeping our Puerto Rican culture alive ❤️❤️
@doraramirez9696 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing all those wonderful recipes, I’m Colombian and I know some wonderful puertorican people that I would like to cook for them some of those delicious recipes.
@yogib8 9 жыл бұрын
now I know this has nothing to do with anything...but its so nice to see her with clear clean nails...way to go...
@shirleymealslubrano6421 5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful hands
@Patria9540 4 жыл бұрын
Long nails a home for germs
@ffjsb 3 жыл бұрын
@@Patria9540 Not if you wash your hands...
@Patria9540 3 жыл бұрын
@@ffjsb well don't forget to wash your neils🤣🤣
@raziecool 9 жыл бұрын
Best step-by-step video I've seen with regards to Puerto Rican recipes! Thank you... keep them coming!!!
@jacquelinebeavers918 4 жыл бұрын
I tried your Sofrito for the first time on yesterday. I marinated some chicken breasts in it for several hours and then put the chicken on the grill. Wow! It was a huge hit with my family and friends. Absolutely delicious. I had some chicken left over for lunch today and my son just took him a couple of pieces to work with him for his dinner later this evening. Again, absolutely delicious!!
@sweetsandbeyond 10 жыл бұрын
@Lupe Rodriguez Click on the about section. All the ingredients are listed there.
@elbarodriguez2644 6 жыл бұрын
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@deborao9372 6 жыл бұрын
Do you have a cook book?
@miriamreyes2253 6 жыл бұрын
Sweets and Beyond me encanta como cosina ...bendiciones
@cbasallie 8 жыл бұрын
I made this and froze it last month. Then last week I made the Spanish rice and it was really good . My family LOVED it. Until now I never used cilantro in my cooking and my family was always asking me to make Spanish rice but every time I tried or they never liked my rice and I didn't know why. This time I used your recipe and made the sofrito and added it to my recipe (sasson, olive oil, beans, etc.) ....oh my....REALLY good! This is the ingredient that I've been missing all these years. Now they're asking me to make this every day. I'm really glad I found your channel .
@sweetsandbeyond 8 жыл бұрын
+cbasallie I'm glad you found me too! Glad you liked it.
@miamonee1 7 жыл бұрын
I love Spanish/Puerto Rican cuisine and watching your videos has helped me give my food that authentic flavor. You should definitely think about branding and do a cookbook.
@sweetsandbeyond 7 жыл бұрын
Marian Marcus I have a cookbook! Go to www.sweetsandbeyond.net to purchase!
@miamonee1 7 жыл бұрын
Sweets and Beyond Great! Thank you
@lisadavid0804 8 жыл бұрын
omg I love watching your videos and have made several of your recipes. when I same this one it bought tears to my eyes. my mom did hers the same way u do it, especially finishing it by putting them in the ice trays. she had several trays she would use just for this. thank you so much for your videos.
@sweetsandbeyond 8 жыл бұрын
+Lisa Vargas You are very welcome Lisa!
@Sazonman 8 жыл бұрын
This is the correct way to make authentic puertoriquen sofrito...I've done my sofrito the exact same way thank to your video and it makes all of my food taste amazinggggggggggg...ppl follow her receipt that the original and authentic way to do sofritoooo👍👍👍👍😋😋😋
@wickedrose6730 6 жыл бұрын
I ABSOLUTLY Love Ida's way of cooking....
@radiantmaria1674 10 жыл бұрын
spanish sweet peppers were peppers my grandmother (and we are from the usvi) always kept in her kitchen..its was like gold...i am happy you use this ...so hard to find..i love love your videos and recipes..they go back to the original basic of caribbean/latin cooking
@racsop70 9 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel. Where have you been all my life! Can't wait to try all these recipes.
@bogie8235 10 жыл бұрын
I tried this recipe and it's amazing. I used the sweet peppers in a bag and green bell peppers. I use it in a lot of my recipes because my husband and kids don't like to see onions or bells peppers in their food. Now they eat my food and can't believe how good it is now. It's all because I can now cook with the onion and bell peppers!! Thank you for this recipe and my family thanks you too!!
@delasandro77 9 жыл бұрын
I AM ABOUT TO LOOK AT ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS,I HAVE TO SAY YOUR COOKING IS GREAT... THANKS FOR MAKING IT LOOK SO EASY...
@geetmyster 9 жыл бұрын
Girl your recipes are off the chain!!!! I wanna make all of your stuff so far. My husband is gonna love the fresh soffrito. I'm gonna surprise him with it. Now I have to buy a food processor.
@elizabethwhitley4306 10 жыл бұрын
going to make some today... will definitely bring back memories of mi abuelita.
@tracyarreola6351 9 жыл бұрын
Genius!!! I Love, Love, Love the idea of filling the ice trays with the sofrito!
@foxsy69 9 жыл бұрын
AINT NOTHING LIKE OUR SOFRITO!!!! THE BEST♥ FLAVOR HANDS DOWN;)
@stacyguiden3035 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your recipe. I have been begging my Latina friends to show me how to make this and the rice and pigeon peas and they never had time. So, my family is very grateful for these tutorials. I have made this so many times, even bought a food processor so i would do it correctly. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@stellaallen9419 6 жыл бұрын
You are a very good teacher, thank you!
@etorres1890 10 жыл бұрын
Most authentic recipe I've seen in youtube. How I wish I could find recaito where I live!!
@sweetsandbeyond 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@tonytone141 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this recipe, and for sharing our culture and keeping it alive. Thank you!!
@JosePerez-yg6mp 9 жыл бұрын
Beautiful....everyone I've seen make this throughout the years use a blender and they put water in order for it to be blended properly...you are the first one I've ever seen use a processor and no water....it makes perfect sense...this is the only way I will make it from now on...thanks so much for sharing....
@Dreamseeker731 9 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video I love Puerto Rican rice dishes. One of my good friends is Puerto Rican but she doesn't make her own sofrito she gets it from a relative so this video was very helpful in teaching me how to make my own. I've been trying to make my own Arroz con gandules but It doesn't come out right because I didn't have the right pot. She told me that I needed a "caldero" So I recently ordered one Amazon. I looked high and low in stores for one but they are so hard to find in my area. So now I'm anxiously awaiting for it to arrive so I can try to make the rice again...
@sweetsandbeyond 9 жыл бұрын
Dreamseeker731 You're welcome! I have a video on arroz con gandules.
@karlaelizabetht.5061 9 жыл бұрын
Hi Ida - this is my first time watching your videos and I am hooked!!! I used to be terrified of attempting Spanish cooking even though I am Latina! I just never learned!!!! I am so excited to try your recipes!!! I don't know where to start lol...tostones, sofrito and the ensalada de coditos is where I may begin ...if all goes well then maybe, just maybe I will be brave enough to try the arroz con gandules :) Thank you so much for posting these videos -not everyone grew up learning this. I am so excited, its terrible being Latina and not knowing how to cook the classic Latin meals! Wish me luck -I am off to the kitchen :)
@oterrabcire 10 жыл бұрын
Hi, Ida. I love your videos. Most of the main dishes i already knew but you just showed me that I was doing the right thing.
@sweetsandbeyond 10 жыл бұрын
Eric Barreto Thank you so much!
@msBellosa 9 жыл бұрын
Im from Panama , and love to cook . I just subscribed to you channel , because i love to learn new dishes. And while i was looking for a recipe for pernil i got here... Thank you
@mizztali2482 Жыл бұрын
Aida, woman, you had me at the Alcapurias, the Pasteles, the Arroz con Gandules, and you have me at this tres leches cake!!! I am so excited to surprise mi familia with sheer Puerto Rican magic!!! I will honestly be a busy "JewBaRican " getting ready for a Great Shabbat Estilo PuertoRiquen`o BOOM! XOXO
@SheSmilesSlyly Жыл бұрын
This is so loving and awesome ❤
@dcharlequin 10 жыл бұрын
So very well explained, and clear. Super clean on the food as all should be. Every cooking video should be as well made as this one. A+ in my book.
@sweetsandbeyond 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@mariacaleb8995 5 жыл бұрын
I'm a recent subcriber to your channel.Thank you for this recipe. I'm 67 years old and this the way I remember my mom purchasing the ingredients for the sofrito; even down to the peppers. Shalom
@marthaharleston3143 8 жыл бұрын
I like your way of doing sorfrito, I made it but I put it into snack zip lock bags, then I put all the bags into one big. and then I put it into the freezer,when I need it I pull out a bag. thanks ,love ya!
@BBknits 7 жыл бұрын
Great! I'm going to try your tip, Martha! Thank you!
@AliciaGuitar 6 жыл бұрын
I do the same thing. Easy to thaw what you need in warm water. I have been doing this for years so my pepper harvest does not go bad on me
@ThisIsYourOnlyWarning 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this recipe and for explaining the kinds of peppers you use! This is the best recipe for sofrito on KZfaq, period! You deserve more recognition than you get, that’s for sure!
@sweetsandbeyond 6 жыл бұрын
Rebecca Stark You're welcome! Your words mean a lot to me! ❤
@OfficiallyEvita Жыл бұрын
Absolutely the best recipe for sofrito. My family has never used bell peppers so as soon as I see a bell pepper sofrito recipe i scroll past it. I don’t like the harsh taste of bell peppers. This recipe is perfect. It’s authentic and doesn’t have weird added ingredients that aren’t Puerto Rican. this is the best Ida! All these years later and it’s the best
@prb25001 9 жыл бұрын
You express yourself so clearly. Thank you so much for the specifics. Many blessings. I've added these ingredients to my grocery shopping list. I've been making beans from scratch lately and they've come out great, but looking for variety. This one is closest to home, to my family tradition.
@sweetsandbeyond 9 жыл бұрын
prb25001 Thank you so much for your kind words!
@coolcookingmama 11 жыл бұрын
This only the second really good sofrito video (using a food processor) I have seen, I love it, keep the tradition going on. Thank you. I am looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
@ninachagas5048 8 жыл бұрын
I'm making your sofrito recipe tomorrow so it can be ready to use for your habichuelas guisada from scratch recipe that I will be making on Saturday 😉... Thanks so much for sharing your videos!..
@sweetsandbeyond 11 жыл бұрын
@Hector Blanco Thank you so much! That's what I said and decided to make this videi!
@MamiOf3kids 7 жыл бұрын
Hey Chica... I was looking at your sofrito & after 21 years of making it with a blender. I'm going to use my food processor I just bought for my pasteles. P.S. the ice cube tray is a wonderful idea. Amazing that even when you know how to cook you learn & get ideas from other cooks ❤💋thanks
@adriannacoyle5776 2 жыл бұрын
I cut the ingredients in half to make it for the first time in my home and it smells amazing I cannot wait to use it tonight 🙌🏽
@krlyq9158 7 жыл бұрын
That is the best looking sofrito I've ever seen. Just beautiful.
@missliss1764 9 жыл бұрын
Just how my grandma used to make it! I can't wait to make my own! I'm even going to try to grow my own ajis dulces and culantro. I'm in Florida so the climate is perfect. For those having a hard time finding the ajis dulces they are also called cachuchas, and the culantro is also called long coriander. From Wikipedia: Other common names include: cilantro coyote (Costa Rica), recao (Puerto Rico), cilantro ancho or sabanero (Dominican Republic), long coriander, wild or Mexican coriander, fitweed, spiritweed, stinkweed, duck-tongue herb, sawtooth or saw-leaf herb, and sawtooth coriander.
@yvettejones4249 3 жыл бұрын
sofrito is soooo yummy and I add it to almost every soup, rice, roasted pork, chicken, stews everything! It's delicious.
@hrw2581 8 жыл бұрын
I followed this exactly and added it to my "green drinks" In the morning. It gave it a great kick! Thanks! Will start adding this to my food!
@RebeccaPR 10 жыл бұрын
Hello! When we have a "bajón" of puertorican food, my husband comes to your channel and makes your recipes all the time! We would love to see a recipe of asopao. Thanks for sharing your talent and knowledge!
@sweetsandbeyond 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Asopao de pollo?
@gia5701 8 жыл бұрын
I made my sofrito last night following your recipe. I literally went to two different Farmers Markets, and couldn't find Aji peppers. So i gave up and used sweet peppers in the bag I hope it tastes good! ill be making your rice with pigeon peas today for dinner and a whole chicken yummy! :)
@smiley6173 2 жыл бұрын
❤Yummm.mmm I haven't cooked PR food for whiles. Thank you for your time and sharing your recipe ideas.🙏
@01IveR01 5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. For thoses that cant find certain ingredients at their local supermarket check your local Spanish bodegas if they don't have them visit your local Asian markets. They usually have all the ingredients as they use them as well in their recipes.
@gladysrios8646 10 жыл бұрын
Ida.....wow!!!! I came across one of your video's yesterday in search of a recipe.....and I haven't stopped watching you yet....and today......is tomorrow, hahahaha (another day, lol) So, I just wanted to tell you that I think you're amazing. You are very detailed and that's so important for the ones that have never prepared the foods we prepare!! Great job..to be able to actually see it being done, instead of just reading it, is the best way to learn....please continue to add more video's, I think that you're doing an awesome job!!! Thank you.
@sweetsandbeyond 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! You're probably sick of me already! Glad you found me :-)
@gladysrios8646 10 жыл бұрын
Not sick of you at all.....and I'm sure I wont be....right now, I'm on your site and on the phone with a friend as we share your recipe's together........lol
@pruetoricangirl Жыл бұрын
Your videos I love rewatching over there years. My fav is arroz con gandules. 🤗
@cherieyoung4324 2 жыл бұрын
I love your recipes they are the best!!!
@concettagreen818 4 жыл бұрын
This is the way I make Sofrito thanks to Ida!
@sonnynyc1047 11 жыл бұрын
This was an excellent recipe! Went and bought a food processor just to make this and you're right, it does come out better than when making it in a blender.
@wadeparsons4706 4 жыл бұрын
What a great tutorial! Thank you for sharing a very practical approach to healthy nutrition. Very much speaks to my Midwest, rural upbringing.
@dariohoyungowa5982 10 жыл бұрын
Out off all the sofrito recipes yours I think is the best... I can't wait to make your Carne Guisada
@loecorp1 9 жыл бұрын
Ida. Thank you for the great food recipes. Your cooking reminds me of the great tastes my Puerto Rican grandmother use to serve us. It is wonderful to taste that great food once again. I have subscribed. Just have to watch my weight more closely now.
@anasylvera 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this recipe. I used it when i made arroz con gandules and it came out great.
@EL_Bo-Dyi 2 жыл бұрын
IDA, You're a Rock Star... I love your P.R. Rice W/ Gondules .. I've never seen anybody prepared the way you do. I think I'm going to make it this Christmas keep on coming thanks
@Americas_Laziest_Photographer 10 жыл бұрын
I really like the ice cube tray idea.
@adyandleo72211 8 жыл бұрын
you make it just like my mami yummy...she also puts them in ice trays so much easier to just use the cubes of sofritos...we dont live close i live in jersey and she lives in Delaware every time i go visit she has my bag ready with the cubes..i should try doing it myself now....lol
@gandor4567 6 жыл бұрын
Ida, mil gracias por tus recetas. Son los mejores que he visto (y he vistos muchos). ...y tu receta para el pernil es excelentisimo. Que RICO se queda el pernil!
@AnaTorres-rt7zp 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you your instructions are great and real easy to follow looking forward to making pastels, monfongo and a lot of the other great recipes....thank you
@sweetsandbeyond 11 жыл бұрын
@Juan Torres The recipe is in the description! Thank you for your kind words!
@gypsytarricone2508 6 жыл бұрын
Hello Ida I came across your channel last night. Really enjoying your videos. Thanks
@Marymina6754 11 жыл бұрын
Well done, looking forward to learning more about Puerto Rican cuisine,God bless you
@nomdeplume1358 4 жыл бұрын
Sofrito slaps. Periodt. And I ain't even Puerto Rican.
@ssnyc722 10 жыл бұрын
You use all the ingredients that my Mom uses! She always told me to get culantro in addition to the cilantro, but I never knew what it looked like. Now after watching your video, I finally do. Mom also gave me her food processor too. So I'm all set to try this!
@sweetsandbeyond 10 жыл бұрын
Awesome! It will taste amazing.
@FrontLineHQ 11 жыл бұрын
Great video! I make mines the same way but my abuela would do it in a pilon fresh everyday and used to say that fresh was the only way and that my way was the lazy way lol... God rest her soul
@sheliafrench7857 6 жыл бұрын
Very cool ice trays I love it
@kenthebarber9174 9 жыл бұрын
This video is on time thank you keep them coming
@benrobinson77 10 жыл бұрын
I find the best secret to good Puerto Rican food is that you can't substitute ingredients. If I can't find ajicito dulce peppers or good culantro, then I wait until I can find them.
@CyberDame 10 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you! I can't live without sofrito lol
@soniaguzman7327 9 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%
@01IveR01 5 жыл бұрын
Lol, true I wont cook unless I have homemade sofrito and it has to be either my moms my sister or my own. Never bring me no store bought frozen or can(yes they sell it cans what a sacrilege) sofrito ever.
@alondravargas5953 9 жыл бұрын
Looks like a nice & healthy sofrito! Gracias!
@sunprincipe4711 6 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. Thank you.
@TheCake8queen 10 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed watching this a lot! I have watched other "HOW TO" videos on SOFRITO but this one is quite similar to the way my mother does it...and she is "PURA-CEPA":)...except she uses the a blender and adds salt as a preservative and cold pressed olive oil to help process it). VERY old school indeed! I guess I'm gonna bring her up to date and get her a food processor for Mother's Day! LOL!
@sweetsandbeyond 10 жыл бұрын
Thank you! She will love a processor!
@mariahisthe1 5 жыл бұрын
The smell of sofrito is so amazing.
@michaelgarrido3564 3 жыл бұрын
Delicioso. Gracias por el video, soy un cubano criado en pr y vivo en hawaii. Asique su video me ayudo enseñar mi esposa philipina como hacer sofrito. 😆
@Deneris26 9 жыл бұрын
Hello from NY! I'm making this tonight so I'll be ready to make picadillo, relleno de papas and arroz con guandules this weekend :)
@boe1956 8 жыл бұрын
I made it tonight and it came out beautiful in my food processor, and luckily I was able to find all the needed ingredients at the Asian store near me. Ur da bom Ida! Thank you. My childhood friend from Connecticut, moved back to PR about 5 years ago.. I miss her a lot..she also lives in or near Poncena, just her and her elderly mom and all her dogs and cats..she's very sweet like you, LOL, I seriously should hook you two up since your so near one another, she loves to cook also. I bet she would just love to meet you.
@sweetsandbeyond 8 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it. I live in Florida now.
@godisgood4334 8 жыл бұрын
yaaayy I'm live in Miami what store do u recommend me getting these ingredients so I'm not running around searching
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