Cuban Sofrito Base

Name: Cuban Sofrito Base
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2 cups (450 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: about 1½ onions (150 g) Onion; about 1½ peppers (150 g) Green Pepper; 6 cloves Garlic; 1/2 cup (20 g) Cilantro; about 1 tomato (120 g) Tomato; 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Olive Oil; 1/2 tsp (1 g) Cumin; 1 tsp (6 g) Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Valerie Chang recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Valerie Chang.

CONDIMENT · BEANS, RICE & STEWS

A condiment for beans, rice & stews.

Fresh herb finish for fish, chicken, and vegetables.

On the jar

CUBAN SOFRIT

Method: blend
Yield: about 2 cups
Ingredients: 8

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Olive Oil 30 ml

Ingredients

Onionabout 1½ onions (150 g)
Green Pepperabout 1½ peppers (150 g)
Garlic6 cloves
Cilantro1/2 cup (20 g)
Tomatoabout 1 tomato (120 g)
Olive Oil2 Tbsp (30 ml)
Cumin1/2 tsp (1 g)
Salt1 tsp (6 g)

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Peruvian / Nikkei chef of Itamae and Ghee Miami; James Beard Best Chef: South 2024 and Food & Wine Best New Chef 2023. Ceviche leche de tigre and Japanese–Peruvian sauces.

Adapted from a recipe published by Valerie Chang in Latin aromatic base.

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Latin aromatic base (published as “Cuban Sofrito Base”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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