Thanks Bearfan re: Sofrito

[eleny]

I picked up some Sofrito when you told us about it. And also a small jar of Recaito. The Recaito is green from tomatillos and cilantro.

The other day I made a pot of green chile. I found some pork in the freezer and thought it was chops. But it was a piece of a boneless shoulder roast. So, I browned it and made a pot of the green chile in a pressure cooker.

I used a heaping tablespoon of the sofrito in it at the last and it made such a difference! This is the best green chile I ever made. This was a great find, bearfan. I'm going to use it for the pot roast I'm fixing tomorrow.

Here's a neat article about sofrito: http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/food/story/4468447p-4207434c.html

"Sofrito serves as ‘building block’
JOAN CIRILLO; The Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Families pass on their treasured recipes for it. Bright young chefs are finding new ways to use it. And not a bean, soup or stew dish is started without it.

Sofrito, the aromatic preparation of fresh vegetables and herbs that are lightly fried together, is the beloved base of Puerto Rican and Spanish Caribbean cuisine. And you will find as many versions of it as there are cooks making it.

“Every cook has a different recipe for sofrito,” said Viviana Carballo, a Cuban native who writes about Caribbean cuisine from her home in Miami. “It isn’t a flavor itself. It’s just a building block, and it layers the flavor” of a dish.

The name sofrito is derived from the Spanish word meaning to fry. The technique and basic recipe, which originated in Spanish cuisine, were brought to the Caribbean by Spanish colonizers."

[BikeWriter]

1. *Expectantly looking in Eleny's direction.*

That sounds delicious! Now, uh, when are you going to share your Green Chile recipe with the starving masses? ;)

[Mandate My Ass]

2. Sofrito and recaito are staples in my house now

If you want to try some yummy recipes, there's a site called El Boriqua (sp?)that has some yummy puerto rican recipes using both.

I still buy my sofrito in a jar but I'm going to make some and freeze it in ice cube trays for a more traditional flavor.

[bearfan454]

3. I'm glad you liked it.

I turned my Mom(franmarz) on to it too. She likes it also. It does make a heck of a difference even just in Mexican rice.