Puerto Rico’s national dish is Arroz con gandules, which consists of rice, pigeon peas and pork, cooked in sofrito (a blend of green peppers, onion, garlic, sweet Caribbean peppers). The dish is usually cooked in one pot, called a caldero, which is similar to a Dutch oven. You’ll ...
however, adding tomatoes, cilantro, bell peppers, and adobo. This is a saucy dish, and it definitely needs some kind of starch, like arroz con gandules, to soak up all the juices.