Arroz con Gandules (Pigeon Peas and Rice) is the quintessential rice of Puerto Rico. Always served for the holidays and never absent from the table. Excellent side dish with any meat especially pork, turkey and beef.
Although, this Puerto Rican rice dish, Arroz con Gandules (Pigeon Peas and Rice) is eaten all the time in Puerto Rican homes, it is never absent on the holidays.
Never ever! It is the quintessential rice dish of the holidays!
So with Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, I wanted to make sure to share this famous cultural rice dish with you….