# Sofrito

A step-by-step guide to making sofrito, a crucial ingredient to Caribbean cooking.

- Cuisine: Spanish
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 bunch culantro leaves
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 white onion
- 1 cup olive oil
- 3 heads garlic
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 cubanelle pepper
- 2 aji dulce peppers

## Instructions

1. Add one whole bunch of culantro leaves into the blender.
2. Add one bunch of cilantro into the blender.
3. Add one cup of olive oil into the blender.
4. Add a lot of garlic into the blender, about three heads.
5. Add black pepper, salt, and oregano to the blender.
6. Blend until the herbs shrink.
7. Add regular green bell pepper and red bell pepper into the blender.
8. Add a cubanelle pepper or an Anaheim pepper if you can't find one.
9. Add an aji dulce pepper or a sweet red bell pepper if you can't find one.
10. Add an extra drizzle of oil for safe measure.
11. Blend until it reaches the desired consistency.
12. Pour half of the sofrito into a mason jar to use fresh, it's good for up to 3 weeks.
13. Pour the second half of the sofrito into frozen cube molds, to use when sautéing.

## Equipment

- blender
- mason jar
- frozen cube molds

## Tips

- If you can't find cubanelle pepper, use Anaheim pepper instead.
- If you can't find aji dulce pepper, use a sweet red bell pepper instead.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@hennashareee/video/7431594934899199262?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7550004359083755022
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/249513e5-a106-4706-8f78-f64bb9c471be
- Extracted: 2025-09-28

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