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Mom's Homemade Sofrito

Mom's Homemade Sofrito

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Recipe by: Lisa Torres

"This is a paste I use mostly for making Spanish rice, but you may find other dishes to use it in as well. Store in the refrigerator."

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Directions

Prep
20 m
Ready In
20 m

Blend onions, red bell peppers, green bell peppers, cilantro, and garlic in a blender, in batches if necessary, into a smooth paste.

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Footnotes

Cook's Note:
If paste appears very thick, thin with a little water.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving: 16 calories; 0.1 g fat; 3.5 g carbohydrates; 0.5 g protein; 0 mg cholesterol; 2 mg sodium. Full nutrition

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Buckwheat Queen

3/26/2016

Awesome! Use this in any recipe that calls for sautéing a bit of onion and/or garlic. It adds a new dimension to any dish. I froze most of it in silicone mini muffin moulds. Once frozen, just po...

twydybird

9/20/2016

My mom used to make home made sofrito all the time and this tasted almost like hers. (I did not use cilantro because I did not have any and I was in a pinch) but other than that, the flavor and ...

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