🇵🇦 Panamanian Cuisine

Arroz con Guandú

Rice with Pigeon Peas

Prep Time 10 min
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy
Calories 312 kcal

Fluffy rice cooked with pigeon peas, coconut milk, and aromatic sofrito — a beloved Panamanian staple with Afro-Caribbean roots.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Sauté onion and garlic in oil until softened.
  2. 2 Add rice, stir to coat. Add pigeon peas, coconut milk, water, cumin, salt, and pepper.
  3. 3 Bring to a boil, then reduce to lowest heat. Cover tightly.
  4. 4 Cook 20 min without lifting lid.
  5. 5 Fluff with fork. Garnish with cilantro. Serve as a side.

Did You Know?

Guandú (pigeon peas) grow wild across Panama and are so abundant that many families harvest them from roadside bushes.