Gandule rice

Starting in 1900, immigrants from Puerto Rico were recruited to work on Hawaii’s sugar plantations. One of the plants they brought over to Hawaii was the large shrub called Gandule, which bore a bean used in many Puerto Rican dishes. Arroz con Gandule is a celebratory dish usually reserved for holidays. And like many cultural dishes that made their way to Hawaii, recipes were altered because traditional ingredients were not available in Hawaii at the time. Source: The Original Hawaii’s…

Being from Hawaii all of us "locals" love to eat a variety of ethnic foods. Patele's and gandule rice are very popular for being sold on the...

Puerto Rican Rice recipe - Arroz con Gandules (Rice with Pigeon Peas). The best rice in the world!

Arroz con Gandules Dominicano, flavorful rice that my Dominican family shares and enjoys at every special occasion. It's seasoned with Latin spices and tossed together with pigeon peas and cooked to fluffy perfection.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add bacon (or ham), onions, and peppers. Cook for 3 minutes. (I have also added pimentos/olives for flavor.) Stir in garlic and cook...

There are just some recipes that have the power to take you back to simpler days. For Puerto Ricans, one of those dishes is arroz con gandules (aka rice and

Arroz con gandule (rice and pigeon peas) a flavorful side dish that's easily made in under 30 minutes!

This Arroz con Gandules recipe may be my new favorite rice dish! Tender rice with pigeon peas, generously flavored with salted pork, sofrito, tomato sauce and some great Latin seasonings.

Arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas) is the national dish of Puerto Rico. It's a flavorful rice made with sofrito, latin seasonings, pigeon peas (gandules) and olives.

Arroz con Gandules Recipe (Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas) - Learn how to cook this traditional yellow rice recipe from Puerto Rico in a rice cooker!