Make GANDULE RICE in the RICE POT or INSTANT POT

Gandule rice or arroz con gandule is a popular Puerto Rican dish in Hawai’i. Fluffy rice flavored with pigeon peas, seasoned pork, and a take on sofrito. A delicious meal that can be served as a main dish or side dish.
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Gandule Rice Recipe
Ingredients:
3 cups uncooked white rice amzn.to/3k43oZO
1 tablespoon achiote oil
½ pound bacon
½ pound pork tenderloin, sliced into thin, short, narrow strips
4 cloves garlic, finely minced
½ green bell pepper, diced
1 small onion, diced
1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
5 stalks green onion, thinly sliced
3 cups chicken broth amzn.to/3sx6Yj3
2 packets Sazon Goya amzn.to/38eTWNT
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce amzn.to/3miKDEE
1 can (15 ounces) gandules verdes, drained amzn.to/3kcsTrL
1 can (6 ounces) pitted black olives, drained amzn.to/3z7uSUB
Directions:
1. Rinse rice in cool running water until water runs clear. Drain and set aside.
2. Set a large pan over medium high heat. Add achiote oil, bacon, and pork. Cook until browned, about 5-10 minutes.
3. Next add garlic, bell pepper, and onion. Cook until fragrant and the onions become translucent, about 2-3 minutes.
4. Then add cilantro and green onion. Stir to combine and heat through. Remove from the heat and set aside.
5. Pour drained rice into the rice cooker. Add chicken broth, Sazon Goya packets, tomato sauce, gandule beans, and olives.
6. Strain oil from pork mixture and discard. Add pork to the rice pot. Stir until well combined.
7. Set the rice cooker to cook. Once the rice cooker has finished, open and fluff the rice by stirring with a fork.
*If using an Instant Pot, close lid, set to sealing and cook on the rice setting. This will cook for 12 minutes. Allow 10 minutes natural pressure release. Turn valve to venting. Once the pin has dropped, open and fluff the rice by stirring with a fork.
*This can also be cooked on the stove top or in the oven.
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[@JJ-bg4yx]

Im Puertorican and had the privilege to serve in Oahu from 03-05. Wonderful years. Thank you for sharing the history of our brother/sisterhood.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Thank you for your service.

[@lohiau]

Hawaiian Puerto Rican here. Thanks so much. I see so many different ways of doing this dish. Growing up we always used black olives and not green, like your video, always with pork (not as much with chicken). I believe the green onions may be a uniquely Hawaiian twist to this recipe as I don't see it anywhere else. Pasteles (or pateles) in Hawaii are also interesting to me in that in Hawaiian we always used foil and green bananas but imagine my surprise when I learn that many Puerto Ricans use a kind of taro called yautia. I don't believe I've ever seen pasteles in Hawaii made with the same taro used to make poi (someone let me know). Now I make pasteles always with butcher paper and banana leaves (better than foil) and I use as many different kinds of roots, tubes, and starches as I can (pumpkin squash, plantain, green banana, yautia, yam (name), and potato).

[@KeepingItRelle]

Always so many different ways to do things right. I enjoy learning new ways and trying it out.

[@leilani_808]

I think I make some bomb pasteles too 😉 but I’ve been making pasteles most my life but it wasn’t until five years ago where I was short on bananas and my daughter suggest I use the taro (3 lbs or so) we had sitting on the counter. I wasn’t selling it so I said “sure, why not?”. Not only did I use taro but I also mixed coconut milk in it and let me tell you - my Samoan son in law, his friends & his family said the pasteles with the coconut milk was the best. 😬 Yikes! Lol. Personally, I didn’t care for it at all and my husband - who absolutely loves my pasteles - was mad at me 😂 He said “don’t ever do that again!!”. I mean, it was a hit to many who didn’t know what real pasteles taste like. But yeah, since then, I always add taro &/ plantains with my bananas X the coconut milk. 😆 I once used yucca - oh boy, that was a fail - it was 60% bananas 40% yucca. Made the pastele watery/wet. Again - & I guess bc my family is used to my recipe, my husband said “Stop messing with your recipe!” I had fun playing with my recipe but I learned the hard way - stop messing with my recipe! 😎 But you’re right. There’s so many ways people make their pasteles. I’ve always wanted to make it with the butcher paper, banana leaves and string but I never got to doing it that way. I gotta make my pasteles for this weekend and here I am looking at how others do their pasteles & gandule rice. Hopefully I no piss my husband off this weekend. 😆

[@jennyboskie6369]

Aloha from Honolulu Hawaii. Don have you ever tried using ti leaves instead of foil and parchment paper? Our family always used the leaves of the ti plant. The leaves impart a wonderful flavor to the finished food. We also always used green bananas for the masa. Relle thank you for your recipe. Much Mahalo from Oahu.

[@princess_4323]

@@jennyboskie6369 yes, ti leaves! The woman I order my oasteles from uses ti leaves, so much better than foil. It does impart a unique flavor and aroma. I've come across some pasteles which are wrapped in foil, taste like foil.

[@Mixology99]

Ono

[@alohim808]

No joke- I was JUUUUST about to search for a gandule rice recipe to make for dinner tonight when the youtube alert for this video popped up! Thanks for the recipe!

[@KeepingItRelle]

It's meant to be! Haha.

[@edsan9788]

I was stationed at Kaneohe Marine corps air station from 82-88 met a few Puerto Rican Hawaiians and always cherished the times I was invited over for dinner

[@KeepingItRelle]

Such yummy foods

[@pamelasakuma3798]

I made this for the first time last night. I didn't have an instant pot, so I used a 5 Qt Le Crueset pot. It turned out perfect! It filled the entire pot! Your recipe is super easy! Mahalo for sharing!

[@KeepingItRelle]

Yay. Yes you can totally make this on the stove, in a rice pot, or the oven.

[@jasonpaz]

My moms Korean...my dads Puerto Rican and Pocho-gese....so when we grew up we mixed the Gondola Rice with Kimchee. Its my comfort food.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Ooh nice

[@series-yp6jt]

Aloha Relle! I'm about half way through your video and I'm excited already for this recipe!!!

[@KeepingItRelle]

Hope you like it!

[@javiercales5019]

This looks delicious, love me some Puerto Rican food. I wish i lived in Hawaii!!❤

[@KeepingItRelle]

So good!

[@shyshy808]

Yasssss. What I like about your videos besides wanting to eat my screen when I watch a video lol. You incorporate history and family along with personal experiences. Once again my mouth is watering and now I have a reason to cook this recipe. Mahalo for all all that you do. Have a blessed day.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Aw thanks so much hun. Have a great day.

[@SuperKat619]

Great video! I love that Hawaii has such a mixture of culinary cultures. Thanks

[@KeepingItRelle]

It really is! Mahalo

[@stephanie-chiyomiemch6794]

Thankyou for everything I so greatly appreciate EVERYTHING you do!!! Local recipes.....and so thoughtful....and down to earth!!!!!

[@KeepingItRelle]

You are so welcome!

[@AguaWahine]

Thank you for sharing. Love the history.

[@KeepingItRelle]

You're welcome

[@kylezmcgee455]

I live Honolulu 21 years and love all the different foods here. Love this dish and never knew the name. Never been to your channel before, saw this video, click like as soon as I could! Yes, I subscribe.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Awesome. Thanks for subscribing. Great to have you here.

[@aketabi]

Very cool, I didn’t know about the connection between Puerto Rico and Hawaii! Thanks for sharing!

[@KeepingItRelle]

Thanks for stopping by

[@user-tj1ry3ze4m]

My grandma re married a puerto rican man and he thought her everything about Puerto Rican cooking and you make yours exactly how she does

[@KeepingItRelle]

Aw so great to hear. Thanks for sharing.

[@Abreenie]

this is perfect!! I’ve been looking for the Hawaii recipe forever💕 thanks sis! stay healthy & take care🤙🏽

[@KeepingItRelle]

Hope you enjoy

[@sallyhayes5325]

Thank you for sharing,,I sure will be trying this,,

[@KeepingItRelle]

Hope you enjoy

[@daisyyadao6670]

Thank you for sharing this recipe. We made this for dinner tonight for the first time and I have to say it was so delicious. Family loved it❤️.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Glad you liked it!!

[@shellsarak5529]

Tanks for sharing. I will be making this for lunch. Looks so ono!!

[@KeepingItRelle]

Hope you enjoy

[@marieseno3990]

Katchi katchi music makawaoooo! love your channel 😍

[@KeepingItRelle]

Love it!

[@angeliquecarrillo5559]

17:17 Hi! Looks amazing, I use the sauté setting to brown my meats and sofreír the veggies and sofrito. That way less pots to clean. Just a suggestion.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Thank you for the tip

[@terriannpenitani6727]

Thank you ,I tried other recipes ,but I love your version and been using it for awhile..Delicious

[@KeepingItRelle]

Great to hear! Mahalo!

[@mamabear_423]

I like the history aspect of this video. You learn something new for sure! Can't wait to cook this!

[@chrisroach3594]

I agree with you rikki love the cultural and historical info too

[@KeepingItRelle]

Hope you enjoy

[@hawnjoe925]

Gandule rice🥙 n pastele the perfect meal mahalo sis for sharing🌺👍🌺

[@KeepingItRelle]

Agreed. Mahalo for stopping by.

[@kamakaaweau8856]

I love your cooking shows

[@KeepingItRelle]

Aw thank you. I appreciate it.

[@troyhewlen6324]

Absolutely love this dish, and you hands down have the best local cooking show. Love all your recipes you make them look easy and delicious. My favorite part of the show is the taste test eye brow wink at the end that says tells me that it is Kanakalicious!! Cause you’re definitely “Keeping It Relle !! Aloha

[@KeepingItRelle]

Yay. Happy to hear. Haha. Thank you.

[@julie-joywilliams7280]

cute story about the water guns.... Love the history lesson and the idea of family Relle. Never had Gandule rice ... sounds very filling.

[@KeepingItRelle]

It's so yummy. You have to try it.

[@gernabenz4898]

Did that today. I have been wanting to try the Gandules Rice for a long time. Followed your exact recipe, but for some reason my instapot did not go to seal when I programmed it to rice, but after 16 minutes I cancelled the operation, opened the lid and ….walla…..magic! It came out excellent! Mahalo, everyone enjoyed! Mmmmm!😎

[@KeepingItRelle]

I'm glad it worked out.

[@ailaz1]

Oh my God I'm so trying this 😊

[@KeepingItRelle]

Hope you enjoy.

[@richardmolina6488]

Yes I'm a Filipino and I love my rice I use the instant pot for cooking my rice

[@KeepingItRelle]

Rice is life

[@alohatvj]

Yummy Yummy Yummy 😋. Looks so delicious 😋.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Thank you

[@spicefiesta2398]

Nice.. Looks delish

[@KeepingItRelle]

Thank you

[@pekelo75]

Thanks!

[@KeepingItRelle]

Aw thank you so much. I greatly appreciate it!

[@pekelo75]

@@KeepingItRelle Your kau kau look ono! Keep doing what you doing!

[@averysniffen9897]

yum

[@KeepingItRelle]

So much yum

[@foxyladybugs3205]

A year ago I made this recipe,It was Ono, But 2 months ago I made it again, Only this time I've added banana leaf. My best friend said it tasted awesome. You should try it next time you make it again. Just put 2-3 square peices on top of everything before you close da pressure cooker. You'll get that banana oily flavor & Oh So Ono.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Mahalo for the tip

[@deltechur7489]

Yummy 😋

[@KeepingItRelle]

😋

[@MercyMinister]

Thank you.

[@KeepingItRelle]

You're welcome!

[@empiremusic723]

Mahalo!! For sharing 🤙🏽

[@KeepingItRelle]

You bet

[@kiligalam9266]

Awesome looks ono

[@KeepingItRelle]

Mahalo!

[@hynpyrorebz]

No rice cooker = End of the world in our house 😂. I’m pretty sure every house has a rice cooker!

[@KeepingItRelle]

Haha

[@marthaaquino2551]

Your a Great Cook👍👍👍🤙

[@KeepingItRelle]

Thank you 😋 You're too kind

[@katierajkowski7714]

Great video, mahalo!

[@KeepingItRelle]

Thank you

[@ruanag8184]

The lipstick we used to make & potions with the achote lol

[@KeepingItRelle]

Haha. Love it.

[@mebestlife888]

🌴🌺 We grew up with a Rice cooker. My family is from Guam 🇬🇺

[@KeepingItRelle]

Rice cooker is life. Haha.

[@chriscorpuz8596]

Sister you are the best 👌 👍 awsom( Maui )

[@KeepingItRelle]

Mahalo nui

[@marthaaquino2551]

Team Rice Cooker 👏

[@KeepingItRelle]

Yay

[@kahilimanners3494]

Dam!! I missed a few ingredients while at the store today! Now i gotta get the rest tomorrow😒 LOVE YOUR VIDS BTW!! MAHALO

[@KeepingItRelle]

Ah shucks. Hope you could find it all and ENJOY!

[@michaelmendez8516]

Hey great recipe. Try adding one tablespoon of brown sugar. When doing adding sazon. let me know. Arroz con guandule.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Thanks for the tip

[@alohatvj]

Subscribed to channel and will see you on the next one 😀👍.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Awesome. Thank you. Great to have you here.

[@keales9564]

Sooooo wait, Kachi Machine is Japanese?? Great looking gandule!

[@KeepingItRelle]

Thank you!

[@jeannieakana808]

Team rice cooker 🙋‍♀️🥰

[@KeepingItRelle]

The best!

[@mariesonoma]

Everyone has a rice cooker.😉⚓🎼💐

[@KeepingItRelle]

Not everyone, but great thing is you can make it on the stove or on the oven too.

[@kylezmcgee455]

I think the pidgin adds to the video lol

[@KeepingItRelle]

Mahalo

[@lighthousetravelers2246]

First of all, let me start off by saying, THANK YOU! Your video was not only entertaining, but it was also so very informative. As a travel agent, I just LOVE visiting Hawaii, and yet, as a Puerto Rican, I knew nothing about my ancestor's migration to Hawaii as a result of the hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico in 1899. I guess yet another trip to Hawaii is in order to explore and learn more about those who migrated to Hawaii in search of employment and to see how Puerto Ricans possibly influenced Hawaiian culture. Secondly, let me say, SORRY! To see in the comments, "...you're pronouncing it wrong...", or "...that's not how it's done..." from purportedly fellow Puerto Ricans is disheartening, to say the least. I truly enjoyed your video, the information you provide about the history of the dish and it makes my heart smile to know that a piece of Puerto Rico exists in recipes that have been handed down from Puerto Ricans who settled in Hawaii way back when. Once again, thanks! ❤️ - Guille

[@lighthousetravelers2246]

Oh, and although my mom and sister don't use it to cook (well, only when making pasteles), it brought back so many warm memories of when grandma cooked when I saw you use achiote oil. I remember her boiling it in oil gently so it wouldn't burn and turn bitter and then setting it aside to be used throughout the week as she cooked for the family with love. #Memories #GoodTimes

[@KeepingItRelle]

Aloha Guille! I appreciate your kind words and so happy to hear this video brought back great memories. Have a great week!

[@natashaumaga824]

Aloha,I'm so excited to make this and it's my first time eating gandule rice lol..I don't have an instant pot,can I use my regular rice cooker lol or can I bake it,if so is everything the same..pls advise thank you

[@KeepingItRelle]

Aloha. You can make this on the stove, in the rice pot, in the oven, or in the Instant Pot. Hope you enjoy!

[@natashaumaga824]

Awesome ty...how long should I cook it in the oven and at what temperature pls

[@ricardofigueroa9387]

This is a seriously different variation of Puerto Rican arroz con gandules being from Puerto Rico I know

[@KeepingItRelle]

Yes, this is Hawai'i's version.

[@Leimana]

Aloha mai kāua. 🤙🏾 I just wanted to say that the proper pronunciation of gandules is gun-doo-less. Another common mispronunciation is pasteles which should be pronounced as pahs-tey-less. It's so important to know the proper pronunciation of all languages, especially those of indigenous cultures so that it'll be perpetuated for future generations. As a kanaka, it makes me cringe in disgust every time I hear people mispronouncing/slaughtering our very own ʻōlelo kanaka. It's the concept. Whenever the actual people hear their language being pronounced correctly, it really puts a smile on their faces. I just wanted to share, that's all. Mahalo iā ʻoe.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Aloha Leimana. Yes you are correct. I actually grew up calling it that, not knowing I was mispronouncing it until later in life. I should make an updated video with the correct pronunciation. I appreciate your input. Mahalo nui!

[@wrivera2656]

As for desserts do you prepare any from Puerto Rican ancestry?

[@KeepingItRelle]

Ooh I'll have to learn some

[@ricardofigueroa9387]

We never use black olives and we make sofrito with cilantro

[@KeepingItRelle]

Thank you for your input

[@dennistam9228]

Don we don’t use taro 4 the masa they used Green banana,plantains and I think Chinese banana 4 da masa.AlohA D.k.Tam Casa Grande,Arizona

[@KeepingItRelle]

Mahalo

[@v.5967]

I know alot of us in Hawaii get gout another ingredient to substitute the pork is chicken sorry I sharing my secret but believe me if you never try it you’ll definitely like it.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Yes. I've done chicken before too. Thanks.

[@mildredboirie1009]

Awesome effort though! We make sofrito. blended onions, pepper, cilantro, culantro and ajies dulces (sweet baby peppers, garlic.

[@KeepingItRelle]

Agreed this is not your traditional recipe. Just my take on it. Thanks for the tip.

[@sourfeet4676]

No tomato paste?

[@KeepingItRelle]

No. I use tomato sauce.

[@kauilanikim2199]

No, I don't use the white part, it tastes more like onion onion than green onion lol

[@KeepingItRelle]

Haha

[@annabelaron9809]

I'm sorry but you are pronouncing gandules incorrectly. It's Arroz con gandules not gonduly rice. IT IS sofrito, not " like" sofrito.

[@KeepingItRelle]

I apologize. Gandule rice has become the term we use here in Hawai'i. I am aware that the traditional name is arroz con gandule. And the reason I say it's like a sofrito is because my recipe is not a traditional sofrito. Appreciate your insight. Have a great day.

[@heatherluvsnkotb]

Hawaiian Puerto Ricans and locals pronounce and make it different. Like due to what was available back then. I prefer the Hawaii way, as that is what we grew up with. I have family on the mainland East Coast and there are several recipe differences. Everyone celebrates the differences

[@mildredboirie1009]

I'm Puerto Rican and that is NOT how it's made.

[@KeepingItRelle]

So many different ways to make recipes. This is just my take. Not a traditional recipe.

[@kauilanikim2199]

Should we throw you a party? Maybe go read a history book about the Puerto Rican's influence in Hawaii🙄

[@kreator420]

Less talking, more cooking. Or at last list all the ingredients before you start chatting. Also instant pot is lazy, just my opinion. Everybody has theirs. Mahalo nui.

[@KeepingItRelle]

All the recipe instructions and ingredients are always listed in the description box below. I like the Instant Pot for some dishes to help save time and clean up. As a busy working mom, getting food on the table is important to me. Using the Instant Pot helps get dinner out quick and gives me more time to spend with my children. You can totally make this in a pot on the stove or in the oven as well. Just showing people what I do and giving them options. Happy Holidays!

[@kauilanikim2199]

Damn, all these Negative Nancies.

[@Magikcan]

Ok

[@KeepingItRelle]

👍

[@Magikcan]

Sorry I noticed you did not change or wash your cutting board after you cut your meat.

[@KeepingItRelle]

The board was cleaned while there was a cut in the video and then veggies were started.