Sofrito

Name: Sofrito
Prep time: 11 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 large onion, finely chopped); 1 piece Red Bell Pepper (1 red bell pepper, finely chopped); 1 piece Bell Pepper (1 orange bell pepper finely chopped); 1 piece Poblano Pepper (1 poblano pepper, finely chopped); 6 cloves Garlic (6 cloves of garlic, finely minced); 2 pieces Bay Leaves (2 bay leaves); ¼ tsp Cumin Powder (¼ teaspoon of ground cumin); ½ tsp Sazon Con Achiote (½ teaspoon Sazon con Achiote); 1 tsp Kosher Salt (1 teaspoon kosher salt (more salt may be needed)); 0 pieces Black Pepper (cracked black pepper to taste); ¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil (¼ cup of extra virgin olive oil)

Sofrito - Prep (Caribbean)

29 minMexican

Servings5

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Steps

1Turn your heat to high. Once the pan is hot, throw in your onions. Then pour in a little olive oil just to coat the onions in the pan. Add a little salt and pepper and half the salt and pepper as you begin to cook your onions.
2Once the onions begin to look slightly transparent, throw in your peppers. Once you add your peppers, if you feel the pan looks a little dry- add a little more oil. Season the onions and peppers with the rest of your seasonings. This means a little more salt and pepper, cumin the bay leaves and the remainder of your Sazon con achiote.
3After about 3-5 minutes your peppers and onions should be nice and soft. Move them off to one side of the pan and add in your garlic on the other. Add a little more olive oil to the garlic and let the garlic cook on it's own for 2-3 minutes to be sure it is cooked evenly. Then mix the garlic in with the rest of the vegetables.
4Taste your vegetables. Adjust the salt and pepper to taste. At this point your u0022sofritou0022 is done. You decide where it goes.
5You can add a tablespoon or two of tomato sauce with a 1/4 cup of a good vino seco if you are going to be doing things like Carne Con Papa, Ropa Vieja, Picadillo, Arroz Con Pollo, Fricase de Pollo. But if you're doing things like making Frijoles Negro or a Potaje you would eliminate the tomato sauce.