Puerto Rican Sofrito Recipe
Sofrito is essential flavor base used in Puerto Rican and Caribbean cooking, but you can use it to jazz up just about anything from rice and beans, to savory meat braises and scrambled eggs.
Servings: 16 servings (approximately)
Calories: 45kcal
Ingredients
- 6 sweet peppers - deseeded and cut into pieces
- 1 head garlic - peeled with the cloves left whole
- 1 red bell pepper - deseeded and cut into large chunks
- 1 green bell pepper - deseeded and cut into large chunks
- 1 Anaheim pepper - deseeded and cut into large chunks, optional
- 1 large white onion - peeled and cut into large chunks
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar - optional
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 large bunch cilantro - with the thicker stems removed
- 2 tablespoon fresh oregano leaves - packed
Instructions
- Add the sweet peppers, garlic, red and green pepper, Anaheim pepper, onion, oil, vinegar, and salt to the bowl of a food processor or blender. Pulse until the ingredients are roughly chopped.
- Add the cilantro and oregano (or culantro, if available). Process/pulse again until it reaches a thick and even consistency. You may need to stop, remove the lid, and scrape down the sides of the bowl 1-2 times, to ensure everything is evenly incorporated.
- Use as needed, or transfer the sofrito to mason jars or ice cube trays to freeze for later use.
Notes
Yield: This recipe makes approximately 2 cups. Servings: It is divided into 16 servings (2 tablespoons each serving)
Quick Notes:
- If you have access to culantro, us it in place of regular cilantro.
- If you have access to ají dulce, use it in place of the mini sweet peppers.
- The white vinegar is optional. It is not authentic to Puerto Rican sofrito, but a small amount can help preserve freshness if you’re refrigerating instead of freezing.
- Please read more about the ingredients in this recipe, as well as a note about its authenticity in the full post.
- Sofrito is savory and aromatic, not spicy.
- Dried herbs will not work as a substitute in this recipe.
- Refrigerator storage: Up to 2 weeks in an airtight container.
- Freezer storage: Up to 3 months. Check out the full post for more tips.
Nutrition
Calories: 45kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 159mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 634IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 0.4mg
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