Ingredients
- 1-2 Bunches of Cilantro
- 1 Bunch of Culantro
- 2 Red Peppers
- 1 Green Pepper
- 1 Onion
- 3 Heads of garlic
- 2 cups Ajicito
- ¼ cup Olive or Canola Oil
Directions
- Wash all your vegetables thoroughly.
- Cut the ends to the Cilantro as well as the Culantro, about a half inch off.
- Take seeds out of the peppers as well as your ajicitos. Peel your garlic. Now start to chop up everything with your knife into about 1 inch pieces.
- Now time to use your blender or food processor, whichever you prefer. Add the oil and start adding your ingredients in.
- Blend till creamy but you can leave little chunks. Jar and freeze or simply keep in your refrigerator.
And, Weepa, you’re done. Buen Provecho!
our chefs
I just came across your youtube recipe and had to learn more so I came to your restaurant page. You are so inspiring! I’m going to gather a bunch of the girls and come visit the restaurant because I’m sure we’d love the energy. Can’t wait to try the fried baseballs and footballs filled with meat (as my daughter refers to them) – and mostly, NY Times’ best pastelles!
Looking forward to a great time!
OMG 🤣🤣🤣 love the fried baseballs and footballs. Might have to start calling them that myself. Did you ever go to the restaurant? Hope it was a memorable experience!!
Hola Chef Derick!
Just wanted you to know that I discovered your sofrito recipe a lil over a year ago when I decided I was going to start making my own instead of buying the processed store version…an effort to eat fresher and healthier food! 🤗☺️🤗 I love it and continue to use it and have been inspired to try even more of your recipes for authentic Puerto Rican cuisine! Thanks for your page, your YouTube videos, and your willingness to share your skills! You have a lifelong fan and student of Latino cuisine cooking! Mucho luv Chef Derick!!!
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Robyn, Thank you for all the love. So happy you are now making your own sofrito and loving it. Wishing you as much success in all the recipes you try.
I’ve been checking your web site with all the Spanish food you’ve been making. I’ll am going to try and cook all of the Spanish food one at a time. When I see the finish product all the food looks so good. If I can cook as good as you. I know a can accomplish all the dishes for my Brazilian family. Thank you for the videos to make great Puerto Rican food. I will call my self ,Crazy Rican as my logo when I master making all of the food in your video. Again thank you so much.
Jose’ Laracuente
Florida
I see you advertisement on the TV. I love it! Wish I could actually receive the food you make delivered to Saratoga Springs, NY!!! With that being said, I am going to try some of the recipes…
Stephanie
I wish I could make my own sofrito, but it’s next to impossible to find the ingredients in my part of Brooklyn. Most of the people here are Russian Jews, so there’s very few Latino products in the grocery stores. So until I can find a bodega that sells cilantro, culantro, and ajicito as well as kosher meat and veggies, I’ll have to rely on you to keep me supplied with sofrito. Oye vey Maria!
Glad we can come to the rescue. Happens more than we know! Very hard nowadays to find all ingredients needed in one place.