Recipe: Perfect Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles)

Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles).

You can have Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles) using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles)

1. It's of Rice.
2. It's 1 1/4 cup of Long grain rice.
3. Prepare 2 1/2 cup of Chicken stock.
4. It's 2 tbsp of Sofrito.
5. Prepare 1 tbsp of Margarine / Butter.
6. It's 1 packages of Sazzon (optional for yellow rice).
7. It's of Beans.
8. Prepare 1 lb of Kidney beans.
9. Prepare 15 oz of Tomato sauce.
10. It's 4 slice of Bacon.
11. Prepare 3 tbsp of Recaito.
12. Prepare 1 tbsp of Sofrito.
13. It's 4 cup of Water.

Puerto Rican Rice and Beans (Arroz y Frijoles) step by step

1. Soak kidney beans overnight.
2. Drain and rinse beans.
3. Add beans and chicken stock to large sauce pan.
4. Add and stir in tomato sauce.
5. Stir in Recaito and Sofrito.
6. Chop up bacon and add to bean mixture.
7. Slow cook over low-medium heat, stirring occasionally.
8. Add rice, chicken stock, Sofrito and margarine to large sauce pan, cook till tender.