Arroz Con Gandules ( Rice And Beans) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon sofrito sauce (check out recipe # from my recipes)
1 (15 ounce) can pigeon peas (any canned bean will do)
0.5 (4 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 (4 ounce) can Spam (don't ask a lot of people use it, substitute a ham steak)
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 (1/4 ounce) package sazon goya
6 -10 pitted green olives
2 cups rice (rinsed)
4 cups water

Preparation

Rinse starch off the rice, this IS important.
Dice ham steak or Spam.
Pour oil into 4-5 quart cooking pot ( make sure its a large wide pot, not a thin deep one).
Add sofrito and fry on medium heat for 1 minute.
Add ham and fry for 1 more minute.
Add tomato sauce and heat through for 30 seconds.
Add sazon, salt and water and bring to a boil.
Add pigeon peas and olives and boil 5 minutes.
Add rice and mix around with spoon once.
Bring to boil on HIGH heat until water has evaporated to the rice line.
Lower temperature to low/medium low and cover TIGHT with lid ( add foil or banana leaf if need be to make it a tight seal).
Cook for 25-30 minutes.
Uncover, serve and enjoy!