Sofregit

Sofregit, a Catalan sofrito of onions and tomatoes, is the perfect flavor base for many Spanish-Mediterranean dishes, especially rices. A real Catalan sofregit can be time-consuming, as the onions have to cook for hours to caramelize properly. After experimenting with various shortcuts, I arrived at a rather unconventional solution: adding a little dried onion flakes and sun-dried tomatoes to simulate the intense onion and tomato flavors without spending all day by the