The rice was GREAT! I've cooked it a number of times already and I'm always being told that it tastes very good.

Thanks!!

I switch up my Arroz con Gandules by added the Spanish olives and the Bay leaves, WOW what a difference. Gracias!

I found that the less you stir the rice, the better your chances are of getting fluffy, loose rice results. Just let your rice dry on medium to high heat, then cover it tightly(without stirring) and cook for about 10 to 15 minutes. Turn off heat and stir only that one time. Perfect rice without the sogginess.

This recipe was great! I was nominated to make it for the holiday's since my grandmother can't do it anymore and everyone loved it. They even had seconds. I will use this recipe again!

The rice was great, but my mom made it red and sticky and it had a very good taste. How do you get the rice to get sticky and not fluffy?

Nellie, to make the rice sticky its called "amogollado". The reason and how you make the rice sticky is moving it more than once while boiling. To make it fluffy u simply add everything like the directions and leave it there; don't touch until u hear popping, thats when u move it. If you get it sticky add a lil bit more water from what it says on recipe and then don't wait till you hear the popping sound. Keep moving it more then once. But I dont like it like that really.

It was great I've always tried and my rice was always hard but not any more thanks to you!!!!

This was great! I made it for my significant other that is extremely picky with all rice I make him. OMG! He loved it and had more the next day! :)

This recipe was wonderful. I will probably choose not to use the bacon in the future, but otherwise the recipe is perfect! My husband is currently serving in Iraq and I am so excited for him to come home so that I can serve him a "home dish". Thanks Yasmin!

Thank you its AWSOME!!!

Well about the receipt of Arroz with Gandules as PUERTO RICAN Style when the evaporating water and after boiling the rice the chef put the plantain (hoja) over the rice for the natural typics flavor of ours Christmas traditions in our Beautiful Island. Thanks, Cristina Rodriguez (PR)

I made this recipe for National Doctors Day for a Drs Luncheon at the hospital I work at. And Head Physician is from Puerto Rico and he, along with everyone else loved it!
I am making it again today for our patients for dinner. It's a wonderful dish and this is the perfect recipe!

Excellent, I could not remember how to make this rice, so I used your recipe as my base, then I added green bell peppers, and onion, extra olive and plantian leave to steam while the rice was cooking, PERFECTION at the least, ready for THANKSGIVING DINNER, Thanks for the internet, as I alway say, WE ARE ALL CONNECTED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. So live life like it was your fist time you ate a piece of cake..... I WANT ONE MORE PIECE PLEASE!!!!! JB

Yasmin: First Happy New Year. For many years I have been trying to make a fluffy rice, and it always came out a bit watery, the taste was there but so was the water. I tried your receipe making the Arroz Con Gandules, and it was a 100% great. I made it Noche Buena, and was so happy, I handed out dishes and everyone told me it was great. Again thanks, now submit your PR style Arroz Con Pollo and Fricasse de Pollo. I cannot wait.

Puertorricans don't use COMINO in their rice !!!

Tito, that maybe true. However true Puerto Ricans use Sazon, usually the Goya brand which has more MSG and COMINO than anything else. Check the ingredients!

My stepdad is Puerto Rican and instead of using bacon, use salt pork. It works the same way.

I always use salt pork instead of bacon & ham.