Sofrito, also known as refogado is a sauce used as a base in Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American cooking. I am sharing my recipe with you, which can be frozen for up to 6 months without losing a bit of its flavor!
Sofrito recipe
I loved when my mom made homemade sofrito. I knew it was about to happen when she came home with tons on green peppers, onions, and cilantro. She roughly chopped everything and dropper it all in our blender until if made the magical sauce. The consistency is like a chunky chimichurri sauce. Our house smelled great the rest of the day!
Fun fact: I grew up thinking all blenders were called “Osterizer” because that’s what my mom and grandma calling them. Later, I learned Oster is just a brand that carries blenders.
So what is sofrito for?
I’m glad you asked! Sofrito can be added to different food to add flavor as they are cooked. One of the most common ways I use sofrito is by adding it to the saucepan as my beans cook. It’s also a great addition to rice, soups and stews, and even as a topping on fried plantains. It is very common to add sofrito to arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas), a very common Puerto Rican dish.
Where can I buy sofrito?
The fact is sofrito can be purchased in many grocery stores nowadays, but I encourage you to make some from scratch. After seeing how easy and delicious this sofrito recipe is, you will never buy it again. To save money, I would suggest buying the ingredients when they’re in season and making a bunch to last a few months. I have a chart about produce in season by the month you can easily download as a guide
If you try my recipe, let me know how it turns out! Take a picture and tag me on Instagram. My username is @foodiezoolee.
Sofrito
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 onion large
- 1 garlic head
- 1 cilantro bunch
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp pepper
- 1 tbsp oregano
Instructions
- Wash, seed, and chop all ingredients. Put it all into a blender and puree.
I use it on sandwiches, as dip, in place of mayo…
love this stuff
I’ve never had it in my sandwich, but that sounds really good. Now that I think of it, there’s another sauce I’ve used in my sandwiches before which is more oily – but this would be better instead!
Love this! I never thought about making it ahead and freezing it – genius!
Thank you for this post! Call me SO ignorant but I had never heard of the word “sofrito” until I saw it at Chipotle! My husband would love this recipe!
I’d never heard of this but now I’m dying to try it! I’m wondering how it would be if I cook some fajita or taco meat in it…….
I’ve never heard of sofrito! I don’t have many peppers in the garden but someone will have them at farmers market. I’m going to try this. Thanks for the recipe and new-to-me food!
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