{"id":20972,"date":"2021-09-07T08:13:03","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T15:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/?post_type=cp_recipe&p=20972"},"modified":"2022-08-31T13:04:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-31T20:04:02","slug":"brown-rice-and-black-eyed-peas-gandules","status":"publish","type":"cp_recipe","link":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/recipes\/brown-rice-and-black-eyed-peas-gandules","title":{"rendered":"Brown Rice and Black-Eyed Peas (Gandules)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rice with pigeon peas is extremely popular in Puerto Rico, as well as other countries in the Caribbean and northern South America. Many times it is served on special occasions, such as Christmas and other parties. This healthier version is prepared with brown rice and is \u00a0100% vegan, so it contains more fiber and less fat than traditional version.<\/h2>\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\n
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¼<\/span> cup<\/span> Sofrito Boricua Sauce<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> cups<\/span> long-grain brown rice, uncooked<\/span><\/div>\n
2 ½<\/span> cups<\/span> black-eyed peas (gandules)<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> onion, finely diced<\/span><\/div>\n
¼<\/span> cup<\/span> cilantro, chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> <\/span> chives, chopped<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> big red bell peppers, sliced<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> <\/span> medium tomato, diced<\/span><\/div>\n
4<\/span> <\/span> cloves garlic<\/span><\/div>\n
1<\/span> tsp<\/span> achiote powder<\/span><\/div>\n
½<\/span> cup<\/span> vegetable broth<\/span><\/div>\n
2<\/span> tbsp<\/span> capers<\/span><\/div>\n
4<\/span> cups<\/span> boiling water<\/span><\/div>\n
salt to taste<\/span><\/div>\n
plantain leaf (optional)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Directions<\/h3>\n
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Saut\u00e9 the onion in vegetable broth (add more broth when dry). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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When the onion is translucent, add cilantro, chives, garlic, sweet red pepper, the saut\u00e9, achiote and capers. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Stir well. Add tomato and pigeon peas (gandules) and cook over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add the rice and saut\u00e9 until the rice absorbs all the broth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Add 4 cups of boiling water, salt and stir well. When it starts boiling, cover it and lower the flame over low heat. Cook for 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Optionally, at 30 minutes of cooking, put a plantain leaf on the rice and cover again, allowing it to cook for the last 15 minutes. Do not stir the rice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After 45 minutes, turnoff the heat and allow the rice to stand for 10-15 minutes before serving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1949,"featured_media":16931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","recipe_category":[2704],"yst_prominent_words":[1882,1038,1611],"class_list":["post-20972","cp_recipe","type-cp_recipe","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cp_recipe_category-entrees","cp_recipe_cuisine-latin-american","cp_recipe_cooking_method-boiling","cp_recipe_tags-diabetes","cp_recipe_tags-low-fat","cp_recipe_tags-recipe-videos","cp_recipe_tags-soy-free"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe\/20972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cooked_recipe"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cp_recipe"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1949"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20972"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cp_recipe_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/recipe_category?post=20972"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeandhealth.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=20972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}