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Overhead vie of mixed of vegetables, herbs and spices on round white plate

Sofrito

Mixed aromatic vegetables that are lightly sautéed to bring up flavor and use as base of many dishes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cuisine Latin,, Puerto Rican
Servings 4 Cups
Calories 70 kcal

Equipment

  • Food Processor

Ingredients
  

  • 8 Garlic Cloves
  • Bunch Culantro Leaves
  • Bunch Cilantro (leaves and stems)
  • 1 Large Onion
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper
  • 2 Cubanelle Peppers
  • 20 Sweet chili (aji dulce)
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp oregano

Instructions
 

  • Trim the root off the onion, peel off the outer layer and cut it in quarters.
  • Peel garlic cloves.
  • Remove seeds of cubanelle and sweet peppers.
  • Place all vegetables in the food processor and pulse until chopped, but not pureed,

Notes

  1. You can use 1 green bell pepper instead of aji dulce.
  2. Some people add olive oil, tomatoes, achiote and other vegetables to their sofrito.
  3. You can freeze sofrito in small portions for later use. Some people like using ice trays for this purpose.
Keyword sofrito