Authentic Puerto Rican Sofrito

Name: Authentic Puerto Rican Sofrito
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Manzanilla olives (pitted and stuffed with pimentos (optional)); 1 tablespoon capers ((optional)); 3 large yellow onions (peeled, rough chopped (white onions will work too)); 3 heads (about 25 cloves) garlic (peeled, rough chopped); 1 pound aji dulce peppers (stems and seeds removed); 1/2 pound sweet peppers (stems and seeds removed, rough chopped); 6 bunches (about 1/2 pound) culantro leaves (ends removed, rough chopped); 3 bunches (about 1/3 pound) cilantro (leaves only (triple if you're not able to find culantro))

Instructions

Prep:20min

Use this as a flavoring base for any of your favorite savory dishes. Culantro is commonly called Mexican Coriander. Do not mistake it for cilantro. This recipe is easily divided in case you want to make less sofrito.

Updated at: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 03:05:53 GMT