Homemade Sofrito
This is for a small batch, to make the batch bigger just add 1 extra of each ingredient.
3 large green bell peppers
3 large white onions
1 garlic clove or 3 spoons of crushed garlic
1 leaf of reacao
2 leaves of culantro or cilantro
3 ajices peppers (optional)
Cut up all of the ingredients into chunk sizes. Place into a blender or food processor. Mix ingredients until all are blended together (The consistency should be a little liquidy, but chopped into small pieces.) Pour ingredients into a pot. Add olive oil (about 4 spoons), 1 packet of Sazon & 1 packet of Sazon con Achiote. Cook mixture for about 5 minutes. Place cooked sofrito into a jar, container or ice tray, if using an ice tray it can go straight to the freezer.