Puerto Rican Arroz Con Salchichas (rice with sausages)

Recipe Ingredients

• Oil- I always like to add a tablespoon of vegetable oil to saute everything. But you can also use achiote oil which will add not only color but flavor as well.
• Chicken sausages- The typical sausages are by the Carmela brand and some people will not use anything else. But Depending on where you are they can be hard to find. So if all you find is Vienna sausages, then go for it.
• Cooking base- As with almost every Puerto Rican yellow rice recipe, this calls for the sofrito which is a mix of blended aromatic vegetables, the adobo seasoning, and sazón mix for color and flavor. It also has tomato sauce that you can substitute for tomato paste.
• Chicken bouillion- You can use chicken stock but I always prefer to use chicken bouillon and water to make my stock base.
• Rice- I always use medium-grain rice which can easily be found in big supermarkets like Walmart. You can also get it at many Latin stores. But some people cook with long grain rice which you can also use.

How to Make Arroz Con Salchichas

• Photo 1: We first need to sofreir or saute the base. In a caldero or a medium-sized pot, add the oil, sofrito, tomato sauce, all the seasonings, and sausages. Cut the sausages if you like to and saute for 5 minutes. This will add flavor to the sausages.
• Photo 2: Then we need to add the water and wait for it to boil. Some people just add the rice and water all together but I like to boil the water first.

• Photo 3: Then we need to add the rice. Stir everything and taste the water to see if you would like to add more seasoning. Then cover and cook until it evaporates most of the water. This usually takes about 8 minutes but can vary depending on where and what you’re cooking the rice.
• Photo 4: Once the water has evaporated, we need to stir the rice. I like to make a dome in the middle of the pan and then cover it. Lower the heat to medium and finish cooking.