Dominican Sazon (Sofrito)

• servings: 32 servings
• active time: 7 minutes
• total time: 7 minutes

Ingredients

4 bell peppers (green, yellow, red, and orange)

1 cubanelle pepper

1 tsp annatto seeds (whole or powdered)

2 roma tomatoes (halved)

3 lbs garlic cloves (peeled)

2 red onions (peeled and quartered with root removed)

1/2 cup culantro (optional)

1 cup fresh cilantro

2 tbsp oregano (fresh, or 1 tbsp dried)

2 limes (juice and zest)

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1 tbsp kosher salt

2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Quarter, stem, and deseed the bell peppers and cubanelle pepper.

If using whole annatto seeds, powder them in a spice grinder or high powered blender

Put all of the ingredients into a large food processor and blend on low until all the ingredients are finely chopped.

Pour your sazón into clean airtight containers. Keep in the fridge for up to 4 weeks, or put into freezer safe containers and freeze for up to 6 months.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 ounce
• Calories: 74 kcal
• Total Fat: 0.3 g
• Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 0.11 g
• Sodium: 227 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 17 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 2 g
• Protein: 3 g