Sofrito 

 In Puerto Rico When, we marinate our chicken or pork  or prok and even add seasoning to our meat or anything that you can name. Sofrito is our base for almost anything that you can name, its added in Ground beef, chicken, pork , beans, rice etc. Its a form of seasoning that we use for our meat. The main  Ingrediants in this seasoning is, Onion, Garlic, bell pepper, culantro, recao, Ajis Dulces, Green bell peppers and finally salt and Black Peper. 

    Growing up we learned about sofrito and how this was one of the major ingredients in our food. When the holidays where right around the corner my mom used to tell me, you marinate your pernil 3 days before the cooking time with some sofrito and some adobo garlic and any other seasoning You would like. During the holidays the most important part of our holiday dinner is the pernil, when pernil has been allowed to sit on the seasoning for a couple days you will end up with a tasty sabory pernil. 

    Know here is my experience with making sofrito for the first time, My first time making Sofrito I was like o this is one of the easiest recipes that I chose to make everything is blended in the blender, but before we blend it we have to cut and peel anything that needs to be pealed, after this is time to add everything one by one with a little olive oil the trick about sofrito is that it needs to be chunky not liquid so it's like a a green paste. I am still and amateur at making sofrito but I Shure enjoyed the smell and the process of making sofrito. If You guys ever get a chance of making sofrito or even going to your local Spanish store and get a jar of sofrito or the ingredients for a sofrito. You will honestly enjoy the food itself but you will also be so satisfying on how fun it is making it.  

 

Best, 

Erinett Oliveras