Sofrito Recipe

Name: Sofrito Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 48 tablespoons
Ingredients: 2 green bell peppers; 2 cubanelle peppers; 4-5 aji dulce peppers; 1 large white onion; 8 cloves garlic; 1 bunch cilantro leaves; 2 culantro leaves; 2 plum tomatoes; salt to taste; ¼ cup olive oil

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings
48 tablespoons
Calories
16 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Spanish, American, Cuban

Sofrito Recipe

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Sofrito is a flavor base of chopped or pureed fresh peppers, onion, garlic, and herbs used in Latin American and Caribbean cooking, a “secret ingredient”.

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Ingredients

Servings

2 green bell peppers seeded and chopped
2 cubanelle peppers seeded and chopped
4-5 aji dulce peppers seeded and chopped
1 large white onion chopped
8 cloves garlic chopped
1 bunch cilantro leaves about 1 cup loosely packed
2 culantro leaves chopped (replace with extra cilantro if you can’t find it)
2 plum tomatoes chopped
salt to taste
¼ cup olive oil

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Instructions

Add all of the ingredients to a food processor. Process until you reach the consistency you prefer. Either chunky or very smooth.
Taste and adjust for salt.
Store in the refrigerator and uses as needed or freeze in small batches.

Notes

Makes 3-4 cups.
Sofrito will last 2 weeks when properly stored in the fridge, or 3 months in the freezer.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 16kcal (1%) Carbohydrates 1g (0%) Fat 1g (2%) Sodium 6mg (0%) Potassium 41mg (1%) Vitamin A 70IU (1%) Vitamin C 23.1mg (26%) Calcium 3mg (0%) Iron 0.1mg (1%)