Yellow Dominican spice

[jerryme]

Hello, My girlfriend wants to know what is the yellow looking spice ( not curry) that all the Dominican rest. use in cooking things like chicken. Any idea what it is? Thanks

 

[Hillbilly]

Old Yeller?

NOt the faintest.........ask PIB at aunt.clara@dominicancooking.com

HB

 

[quejeyoke]

If it's yellow it could be Adobo.

 

[Chris_NJ]

Every time I have seen a Dominican cook something they always add this "cajita de sopita." Some kind of powder in a little yellow box that is usually by the register of a supermarket.

 

[JDub]

I think what you're talkin about is Sazon. Goya and Knorr are the brands I use. It's mainly used for making yellow rice, but it can be added to other foods to give them taste and color. They come in envelopes and are reddish in color. If that's not it then you might be thinkin of sopitas like Chris just said.

 

[Rosanie]

Another possibilty is the MAGGI Caldo de Pollo sopita.

 

[Jane J.]

I think it's sopita (i.e. bouillon cube) but could be sazon completo...

 

[Indie]

For yellow/red food coloring another natural, and in my opinion better, alternative is bija or annatto seeds.

 

[oniblast]

Yellow pouder...

It is indeed Adobo....this is like Frito Verde...it goes with everything

 

[Bugsey34]

Careful with that stuff, those little sopitas are all MSG!

 

[platanomami23]

Saffron

Hi!

It could be that mixture of spices such as Adobo or Maggi, but my Dominican friends use saffron a lot too. It's more expensive up here in the states, so they always bring it from the DR. Hope this helps!

 

[Jersey Devil]

Could it be?

Paprika?

JD

 

[dcareamama]

Careful with that stuff, those little sopitas are all MSG!

Yep, that's right. Although the jury is still out on MSG, I have been avoiding the stuff, specially now that my son eats table food (oh how do I miss the days of exclusive breastfeeding - it was so much easier!)

For coloring and for marinating (pollo guisado for instance), I do use Adobo (sparingly) which does not contain MSG and Lea & Perrins worcestershire sauce. Good ol' tomato paste and annatto always do the trick when I want a little bit more color.

By the way, there is one brand of sopita that I have found which does not contain MSG. It comes in a jar and it is in powder form, not cubes. The name right now I do not recall.

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The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." Dr Seuss

 

[carolina_22]

Hello, My girlfriend wants to know what is the yellow looking spice ( not curry) that all the Dominican rest. use in cooking things like chicken. Any idea what it is? Thanks

it's called Sazon completo!! i loooove it...it tastes so good!

 

[stewart]

Sazon

it's 2 different things.
1 sazon ranchera. It is a red liquid sold in bottles.
2.Sopita. Usually maggie brand.
They both go in almost every dominican food. Sazon ranchera has adobo in it.
By the way, I have never heard of a Dominican dish called "yellow rice". I have heard of lorio, moro, chofan etc. (just getting a jab in).