Yellow Rice With Peas Recipes

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil and salt pork over medium-high heat. Add sofrito and cook 1 minute. Add tomato paste and mix well, cook for 2 minutes. Add rice and cook 2 minutes being careful not to scorch the rice, turning all the time. Add saffron and gandules and stir constantly. Add liquid, stirring constantly. Add salt and pepper to taste and bring everything to a boil. Lower heat and simmer covered for 15 minutes. Do not disturb. After 15 minutes, check the rice. Stir. Recover. Turn off heat and let steam for 5 minutes more. Serve immediately with pernil asado or alone. The rice should be fluffy and separate. The color should be golden.
• Mix together all ingredients and set aside to let flavors meld together.

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 3 minutes until softened. Add rice, Italian seasoning and turmeric; cook and stir 2 minutes.
• Stir in broth. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in peas; cover. Cook 5 to 8 minutes or until rice is tender.

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add 1/3 the shrimp; cook 2 minutes or until browned on both sides. Remove shrimp from skillet. Repeat with remaining shrimp, adding remaining 1 tablespoon oil as needed. Remove shrimp; set aside.
• Add water and butter to same skillet; bring to boil. Stir in Rice Mix; return to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 25 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Stir in shrimp, peas, green onions and lemon juice until well mixed. Cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Make Sofrito:
• Purée all sofrito ingredients in a food processor.
• Make rice:
• Cut out a round of parchment or wax paper slightly larger than diameter of a wide 4- to 5-quart pot.
• Pat ham dry and cook in annatto oil in pot over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until starting to crisp, about 4 minutes. Add sofrito, olives, and capers and cook, stirring, until liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Add rice and cook, stirring, until it sizzles, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in peas, water, and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and bring to a simmer. Simmer, uncovered, over medium-high heat until almost all of liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes, reducing heat to medium once water is below level of rice.
• Gently stir from bottom to top, then smooth top of rice. Place parchment round directly over rice and cover pot with a tight-fitting lid. Reduce heat to low and cook, undisturbed, 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat, then discard parchment and gently fluff rice with a fork. Cover with lid and let stand 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet.
• Add chicken pieces, saute 5-7 minutes until nicely browned.
• Drain excess fat, but do not remove chicken.
• Add water, bring to a boil.
• Add contents of rice packet and peas, stir and cover tightly.
• Reduce heat to simmer, cook for 25 minutes.