By Boricua_Nena Food.com
1 (16 ounce) can red kidney beans - Habichuelas Coloradas or 1 (16 ounce) can pink beans (habichuelas coloradas)
1/2 teaspoon Adobo seasoning - a flavored salt used in Latin cooking.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 slice cooked ham or 1 slice salt pork or 1 slice Canadian bacon, cubed
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 (5 g) packet Aazon con Azafran seasoning - it comes in envelopes in a box, gives color and a distinct flavor to Latin dishes)
1 1/2 tablespoons Sofrito sauce - it comes in a jar, a necessary ingredient in Puerto Rican cooking)
1 1/2 cups white rice, uncooked
Directions:
1
Made by Goya brand and can be found in the Spanish/Latin section of your grocery store Cook white rice as instructions on package of rice say to (5 minute rice is perfectly fine).
2
Make sure when you are done cooking to let excess water out of rice.
3
In saucepan, heat oil on low-medium heat and put in the ham, salted pork, or Canadian bacon.
4
Once it starts to sizzle, add the garlic powder and Adobo seasoning.
5
Then add the Sofrito and Sazon con Azafran seasoning, stir.
6
Next, add red beans drain most of liquid, just a little bit is needed to pull the sauce together.
7
Mix and serve.
8
In Puerto Rico, it is traditional to serve rice and beans with almost every meal, but mainly with pork chops cooked with a little sofrito and adobo seasoning on the side.
9
Enjoy (a wonderful recipe straight from the island).
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