Place 2 teaspoons Crisco and 2 tablespoons sofrito in electric skillet for 1 minute. Add 2 cups water, 2 cups cooked rice, can tomato sauce, chopped olives, diced pork, salt and pepper to taste. Cook 15 to 30 minutes. Mix 1 large can of red kidney beans with some sofrito, salt and pepper added. Serve with rice. SOFRITO: 1/2 lb. cooked ham, diced fine 3 green peppers, chopped 2 med. onions, chopped 1 to 2 sweet chili pepper, chopped 1 clove garlic, chopped 1/2 lb. salt pork, cooked, diced fine 1 tsp. oregano Place a portion of all ingredients in blender; thoroughly blend at high speed; continue until all is blended; pour mixture into electric skillet with 1/2 cup achiote lard; cook 5 minutes or until boils; pour mixture into glass jar and cool 10 minutes; then refrigerate. ACHIOTE LARD: Wash and drain achiote seeds; mix with 2 cups oil or lard; cook slowly for 10 minutes. Strain, cool, then pour into a jar and refrigerate. |