{"id":5721,"date":"2024-12-17T18:59:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T18:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curlsnpearlsss.com\/?p=5721"},"modified":"2025-11-27T03:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T03:00:26","slug":"arroz-apastelado-rice-with-green-bananas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curlsnpearlsss.com\/es\/arroz-apastelado-rice-with-green-bananas\/","title":{"rendered":"Arroz Apastelado (Rice with Green Bananas)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arroz apastelado is a Puerto Rican rice dish made with pigeon peas and green bananas. It is basically like combining arroz con <\/a>gandules<\/a><\/strong> y pasteles<\/a><\/strong> into one dish. It is popular during the holiday season and has all of the flavors of Christmas in Puerto Rico!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is arroz apastelado?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Arroz apastelado is a savory dish made with rice, pigeon peas, and green bananas. Typically, pork is added but it can be substituted with chicken or any protein of your choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To achieve its traditional yellow color, annatto oil<\/a><\/strong> o aceite de achiote<\/em> is added but you can also use saz\u00f3n<\/a><\/strong>. Annatto is achiote or bija in Spanish. Other ingredients like\u00a0sofrito<\/a><\/strong>, herbs, and spices give this delicious dish bold flavor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arroz apastelado ingredients:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n