Arroz con Salchichas - Rice with Vienna Sausages

Arroz con Salchichas (Rice with Vienna Sausages)

Ingredients:
3 cups of rice
2 small packets of Sazon
3 tablespoons of Sofrito
¼ cup of vegetable oil
3 cans of Vienna Sausages (5 oz.)
can and save the liquid for the rice)
1 cans of tomato sauce (8 oz. size)
2 teaspoons of salt
4 ¾ cups of hot water

Note: 1 tablespoon of sofrito for
every cup of rice

Directions
Use a 5qt. pot at medium heat.
Add sofrito, sazón, vienna sausages, tomato sauce, Salt, vegetable oil
Rinse the rice and add to the other ingredients.
Add the hot water (liquid of the sausages and water to equal the amount of water
specified).
Turn heat up to medium high and stir well.
When it starts boiling, lower the heat to medium, and let the rice completely dry out.
By now, most of the liquid will be absorbed and you will not see the edges around the
rice
bubbling with the yummy liquid.
Stir the rice with a large spoon, bringing the rice at the bottom to the top.
Cover the pot to a tight fit with the lid and aluminum foil and reduce the heat to low.
After about 20 minutes, uncover and turn the rice again using the large spoon.
Cover the pot again with the lid and (TIP) aluminum foil and cook for another 10
minutes.
Remove the pot and set it on a cool burner.
Let stand for about 6 minutes then remove the lid.
Serve with Habichuelas (Beans) and tostones (Fried Plantains).