Sofrito is a Spanish cook’s secret flavor weapon made from simple aromatics like garlic, cilantro and multi-colored peppers.

Chuletas: Latin American style pork chops, black beans seasoned with reacaito and sofrito served over rice.

Beef stew from Panama is a humble staple in many homes in Latin America. It’s typically served over white rice.

Huevos a la Flamenca, eggs baked the Andalusian way—over spicy sofrito and often with peas, chorizo, and/or ham.

Sofrito is slow cooked carrots, celery, and onion in olive oil. It’s a time saver when making almost any meal.

Puerto Rican slow roasted pork

Zucchini pasta with beans in a sofrito tomato sauce with lightly fried plantains.

A great way to use up leftover pork shoulder, this inexpensive dish is quick and flavorful due to a Latin American staple seasoning, sofrito.

Red Sinigang Risotto with Bacon Sofrito and Mantecado.

Baked Eggs with Cuban Sofrito.

I’ve finally perfected my recipe for Cuban Black Beans. No crock pot necessary!

Oven baked cornmeal crusted avocado fries with Sofrito condiment.

Potato and chorizo tortilla with sofrito sauce

This satisfying meat stew is thought to have evolved from “Puchero Canario”

Empanadillas are the Puerto Rican version of empanadas, a stuffed pastry popular in Spain.