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Cuban Sofrito

Aromatic base of Cuban cuisine with onions, garlic, bell peppers, and olives.
Total Time20 minutes
Cuisine: Cuban
Keyword: Cuba, Cuban, sofrito
Servings: 2 cups

Equipment

  • 1 Food processor

Ingredients

  • 1 small white onion
  • 1 head of garlic
  • 1/2 green bell pepper
  • 1/2 red bell pepper
  • 1/2 orange or yellow bell pepper
  • 1 9.5 oz jar Manzanilla olives or Spanish olives stuffed with pimento

Instructions

  • Roughly chop 1 small white onion into quarters and add to the food processor.
  • Peel 1 head of garlic and add cloves to the food processor.
  • Cut the bell peppers in half and remove the tops and seeds. Roughly chop bell peppers. Put half of each bell pepper into the food processor.
    You can freeze the other half of the bell peppers for fajitas or other recipes.
  • Add the olives from 1 9.5 oz jar Manzanilla olives or Spanish olives stuffed with pimento to the food processor.
  • Turn on the food processor and pulse until you have a consistent paste.