Adding lime juice or chilies to the sofrito can help balance it out when used this way. Salsa doesn't make a great substitute for sofrito. The bold, raw flavors won't achieve the same depth when ...

Make the sofrito: Blend all ingredients in a food processor or blender. Sofrito will keep up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator and up to 4 months in the freezer. Whisk together marinade ingredients.

2019 F&W Best New Chef Kwame Onwuachi calls this comforting recipe "the soup all abuelitas make their grandchildren ... At its base are the annatto and sofrito that define much of Puerto Rican ...