Arroz junto (rice together) is a Puerto Rican rice dish cooked with beans and meat in one pot.
Origin
Method
Rice, beans, and usually some kind of meat, are combined in the same pot.
Sofrito
(Spanish, ), (Catalan), (Italian, ), or (Portuguese, ) is a basic preparation in Mediterranean, Latin American, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese cooking. It typically consists of aromatic ingredients cut into small pieces and sautéed or ...
, meat, olives, capers and spices are cooked in annatto oil.
Annatto
Annatto ( or ) is an orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (''Bixa orellana''), native to tropical America. It is often used to impart a yellow or orange color to foods, but sometimes also for its flav ...
adds flavor and tints the rice a bright orange color. Once sofrito is cooked, rice and beans are added with liquid.
Variations
Some ''arroz junto'' dishes are given other names such as
Arroz con gandules
Arroz con gandules is a combination of rice, pigeon peas, and pork, cooked in the same pot with sofrito. This is Puerto Rico's national dish along with roasted pork.
Preparation
This dish is mainly served during Christmas season or for special oc ...
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Arroz con maiz
Arroz con maíz is a Latin American dish with rice and corn cooked in one pot.
Cuban version
In Cuba the rice is colored yellow with powdered ''bijol'' which is annatto seeds. The rice and corn are cooked in Cuban-style ''sofrito'', chorizo, whi ...
, and Arroz bago (rice, chickpeas, ground meat and beer). Pinto or red beans are usually accompanied with smoked ham or
longaniza
Longaniza (, or ) is a Spanish sausage (embutido) similar to a chorizo and also closely associated with the Portuguese linguiça. Its defining characteristics are interpreted differently from region to region. It is popular in the cuisines of ...
, black beans with bacon, and sweet peas with chicken and chorizo (
Arroz con pollo
''Arroz con pollo'' (Spanish for ''rice with chicken'') is a traditional dish of Latin America, closely related to paella. It typically consists of chicken cooked with rice, onions, saffron, and a potential plethora of other grains or vegetables ...
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{{Rice dishes
Puerto Rican cuisine
Latin American rice dishes
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