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Step 1: Puerto Rican Sofrito

This is a condiment used in many recipes from Puerto Rico and other Latin American Countries. Although the recipes can be varied. You will use about 1/2 - 1 cup in the pasteles recipes.
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Course Condiments
Cuisine Puerto Rico

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup Cilantro, roughly chop leaves and steams. If you can find Culantro, use ½ & ½ with cilantro.
  • ¼ cup pitted green olives and roughly chopped
  • 1 TBPS Capers drained
  • 2 White Onions chopped roughly
  • 6-8 Garlic cloves roughly chopped
  • ½ lb Red Bell pepper roughly chopped

Instructions
 

  • Place the cilantro (and culantro), olives, capers, onions, garlic, and bell pepper in the bowl of a food processor.
  • Process until the mixture is of an applesauce consistency.
Keyword Puerto Rican Cuisine, Sofrito
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