Yellow Rice with Corn

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Achiote Oil, recipe follows
• 1 cup Sofrito, recipe follows
• 1/4 cup alcaparrado or coarsely chopped pimiento-stuffed olives
• 2 tablespoons kosher or fine sea salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 cups long-grain rice
• 2 cups frozen corn kernels, defrosted
• 5 cups chicken broth, homemade or store-bought, as needed
• 1 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons achiote (annatto) seeds
• 2 medium Spanish onions, cut into large chunks
• 3 to 4 cubanelle or Italian frying peppers
• 16 to 20 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 large bunch cilantro
• 3 to 4 ripe plum tomatoes, cored and cut into chunks
• 1 large red bell pepper, cored seeded and cut into large chunks