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Moro de Guandules [Recipe + Video] Rice with Pigeon Peas
Moro de guandules con/sin coco (rice, pigeon peas, and coconut) is an amazing dish that we love on special occasions or any day of the week.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6 porciones
Calories: 762 kcal
Course:
Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
South American , Dominican
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 teaspoon chopped cilantro (or parsley)
- ¼ cup chopped celery
- ⅛ cup capers (optional)
- 1 teaspoon mashed garlic
- 12 pitted green olives cut into halves (optional)
- ¼ cup chopped cubanelle (1 pepper, aprox)
- 1 oregano (dry, ground)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 3 cup pigeon peas (boiled or canned)
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- 2 cup coconut milk or broth or water
- 4 cup rice (medium grain, carolina, canilla)
Instructions
1. Cook vegetables and guandules
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a 1½ gallon [6 liters] iron pot and add the cilantro, celery, capers, garlic, olives, peppers, oregano, and salt. Cook and stir for a minute. Add the guandules, also while stirring.
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2. Cook rice
- Once the vegetables are well heated, add 2 cups of water, tomato sauce, and coconut milk and bring to a boil. Stir in rice and simmer over medium heat, stirring regularly, and removing as much as you can of the rice that sticks to the bottom. When all the water has evaporated cover with a tight-fitting lid and simmer over very low heat. Wait 15 minutes, uncover, and stir in the remaining oil. Move the rice from the bottom to the top so it cooks uniformly. Cover again and simmer another 5 minutes.
.3 Try rice
- Uncover and taste. The rice should be firm but tender inside. If necessary, cover and leave another 5 minutes on very low heat.
4. Serve
- Remove from the heat and serve (see suggestions above the recipe.
Notes
- To make it without coconut, just add 2 cups of broth or water instead of coconut milk when indicated in the recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories
762kcal
(38%)
Carbohydrates
122g
(41%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
23g
(35%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Sodium
945mg
(39%)
Potassium
722mg
(21%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
333IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
97mg
(10%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6porciones
Amount Per Serving
Calories 762
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 762kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 122g | 41% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Sodium | 945mg | 39% |
| Potassium | 722mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 333IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 97mg | 10% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.