Arroz junto

Arroz junto (rice together) is a Puerto Rican rice dish cooked with beans and meat in one pot.

Arroz junto
CourseMain course
Place of originPuerto Rico
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsRice, legume, sofrito, annatto
VariationsLocrio, Moros y Cristianos (food)
Other informationPopular throughout:
Caribbean
parts of Latin America

Method

Rice, beans, and usually some kind of meat, are combined in the same pot. Sofrito, meat, olives, capers and spices are cooked in annatto oil. Annatto 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 maiz, and Arroz bago (rice cooked with chickpeas, ground meat and beer). Red beans are usually accompanied with ham, pinto beans with smocked ham, black beans with bacon, and sweet peas with chicken and chorizo (Arroz con pollo).

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