Name: Seasoning for Various Dishes (Sazón Preparado)
Yield: Makes about 6 cups
Cuisine: Dominican Republic
Ingredients: Salt to taste; 1 tablespoon sweet paprika; 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped; 3 medium onions, chopped; 6 tablespoons vinegar, preferably cane or white distilled; 4 large cloves garlic, peeled and chopped; 1 bunch chopped spring onions using green part as well as white; 1 teacup tomato paste; 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, or 2 tinned pimentos, chopped; 1 teacup olive, or vegetable oil; 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped parsley; 1 teaspoon Tabasco, or hot pepper sauce; 3 tablespoons chopped fresh green coriander leaves

Preparation info

Makes about
6 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Book of Caribbean Cooking

By Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz

Published 1973

About

This is a variation of sofrito, and comes from the Dominican Republic, where it is used to flavour stews, beans, rice and vegetables. It is easy to make and is useful to have on hand, especially for the cook in a hurry.

Ingredients

3 medium onions, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 red bell pepper, see

Method

Combine all the ingredients and blend, bit by bit, to a purée in an electric blender. Pour into a saucepan and simmer, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Cool and bottle.