Basic Stew (with rice, chicken or seafood, and Sofrito)

1/2 cup tomato sauce
6 stuffed olives
2 ounces roasted pimentos
1 envelope Sazon
1 ounce Sofrito (recipe)
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp capers, rinsed
4 cups water
1 cup rice (uncooked)
1 lb poultry, or lobster meat, or shrimp…
1/2 tsp salt
1 tomato, chopped
1 (8 oz) can peas

Add the tomato sauce, olives, pimentos, Sazon, Sofrito, oil, and capers to a large pot. Cook on medium heat for a couple of minutes.

Add the water, rice, and chicken*; season with salt. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Stir in the chopped tomato and peas.

*If using lobster or shrimp, wait until the rice is tender before adding them to the stew; continue cooking until seafood is done.

Adapted from unknown source