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Puerto Rican Sofrito Goya Recipe

Published: Feb 1, 2021 · Modified: Nov 22, 2022 by Maxine Dubois · This post may contain affiliate links 3 Comments

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This Puerto Rican Sofrito Goya Recipe is made with cilantro, parsley, onion, pepper, garlic, and tomato.

There are many variations of homemade sofrito sauce. Feel free to adjust ingredients to your liking.

For the longest time, I used to buy sofrito at the store and not make it myself. One day, I decided to simply throw in the ingredients needed to make this sofrito. It look me less than 5 minutes to make and I used it in my chicken with sofrito sauce, and lo and behold, I never bought sofrito ever again. The intensity of the flavor from homemade sofrito far exceeds any ingredients I have ever incorporated. It is absolutely delicious! Usually some of them have cilantro and parsley, and some do not. Cubans, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans all have their own variations of sofrito sauce. This one is my favorite!

There are many variations of homemade sofrito sauce: you can buy them red or you can buy them green. You can buy sofrito at the store, but I HIGHLY recommend you make your own. There is so much more flavor using fresh ingredients, especially garlic and onion.

For more Latin recipes, feel free to try my Peruvian Ceviche and my Pork Birria Tacos.

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Ingredients

This Puerto Rican Sofrito Goya Recipe is made with cilantro, parsley, onion, pepper, garlic, and tomato.

You'll only need a few simple ingredients to make this. The exact measurements are listed in the recipe card below. Here's an overview of what you'll need:

  • Garlic
  • Yellow onion
  • Green bell pepper
  • Tomato
  • Cilantro
  • Parsley

See recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Place onion and pepper in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely chopped.

Place onion and pepper in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely chopped.

Add the remaining ingredients and pulse until smooth.

Add the remaining ingredients and pulse until smooth.

Season with salt. Transfer to a container with tight fitting lid. Use this Puerto Rican Sofrito Goya Recipe for future recipes as a base.

Substitutions

Parsley: For best quality, use fresh parsley. I used flat leaf parsley although curly leaf works as well. 

Cilantro: For best quality, use fresh cilantro. This should be found right next to the parsley in your grocery store. 

Onion: I used yellow onion for this sofrito, but feel free to use white onion. 

Bell pepper: You can use red, yellow or green bell peppers, but I like using green to maintain the green sofrito color. 

Tomato: I used a tomato from the vine although campari or roma tomatoes work too. 

Variations

Cooking is a chance to be creative! Have fun with it and feel free to make your own variation.

  • Spicy - add chili pepper flakes or jalapeno.
  • Deluxe - try my Chile de Arbol.
There are many variations but this Puerto Rican Sofrito Goya Recipe is made with cilantro, parsley, onion, pepper, garlic, and tomato.

Equipment

Equipment can have a big impact on how a recipe turns out. I use my small Kitchenaid food processor for this.

Storage

This will be good in the refrigerator for 2-3 days.

These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.

Top tip

You can use red, yellow or green bell peppers, but I like using green to maintain the green sofrito color. 

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Puerto Rican Sofrito Goya Recipe


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  • Author: Maxine Dubois
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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Description

There are many variations of homemade sofrito sauce: you can buy them red or you can buy them green. This Puerto Rican Sofrito Goya Recipe is made with cilantro, parsley, onion, pepper, garlic, and tomato. 


Ingredients

Scale
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • ½ yellow onion
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • ½ tomato
  • ½ bunch of cilantro leaves
  • ⅛ bunch of fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Place onion and pepper in a food processor. Pulse until coarsely chopped. Add the remaining ingredients and pulse until smooth. Season with salt to taste. Transfer to a container with tight fitting lid.

Notes

  • You can freeze sofrito for up to one month.   
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Category: Condiment
  • Method: Blending
  • Cuisine: Cuban

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1
  • Calories: 19.4
  • Sugar: 0.6 g
  • Sodium: 1.0 mg
  • Fat: 1.0 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 2.7 g
  • Fiber: 0.4 g
  • Protein: 0.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg

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Food safety

  • Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
  • Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
  • Wash hands after touching raw meat
  • Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
  • Never leave cooking food unattended
  • Use oils with high smoking point to avoid harmful compounds
  • Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

See more guidelines at USDA.gov.

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  1. Amanda Manweiller

    July 29, 2022 at 4:00 pm

    This tastes like the real thing and I feel better about making it from scratch than getting the bottle!

    ★★★★★

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    • Maxine Dubois

      July 30, 2022 at 2:02 pm

      So glad you loved it!

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    • Drew Peacock

      December 06, 2022 at 1:53 am

      same since I found out they are Trumpers!

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