Cuban sofrito
Cuban sofrito

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, cuban sofrito. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Cuban sofrito is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Cuban sofrito is something which I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have cuban sofrito using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Cuban sofrito:
  1. Prepare sofrito
  2. Take 1 tbsp annatto seeds,
  3. Get 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  4. Make ready 4 clove garlic, chopped
  5. Make ready 1 small bay leaf
  6. Prepare 2 medium sized onions, chopped
  7. Get 2 red bell peppers, seeded and white veins removed, chopped
  8. Prepare 5 roma tomatoes, diced
  9. Get 2 tbsp tomato paste
  10. Prepare 1/2 cup chicken stock
  11. Get 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  12. Take 1 tbsp fresh oregano
  13. Prepare 1 salt and pepper to taste
Instructions to make Cuban sofrito:
  1. In a large skillet set on medium low add annato seeds and oil.
  2. Simmer seeds in oil for 10 minutes to release their flavor. Remove seeds but keep oil in pan.
  3. In oil saute garlic, onions, peppers, tomatoes and bay leaf, cooking until vegetables are soft. Can take up to 6 minutes.
  4. Stir in paste and cook for addition 5 minutes.
  5. Add stock and simmer for additional 5 minutes. Remove bay leaf and add fresh herbs.
  6. Remove from heat and cool. Then blend ingredients in a blender. Pulse each mix as you want a puree and not liquid.
  7. Taste now and add salt and pepper to your liking.
  8. Freeze in 1/4 cup measurements for later use, store fresh in air tight container in refrigerator up to but no longer than 2 weeks.
  9. Sofrito is an addition to many Latin style dishes for flavor enhancements.
  10. Traditionally Cuban sofrito is made with 1/4 cup white wine and 1/4 cup chicken stock. I used all stock but please add it if you like.
  11. Recipe by taylor68too

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