Disambiguation
In Puerto Rico, 'sofrito' and 'recaito' are used interchangeably in recipes. Recaito is a type of sofrito, but lacks tomato. Unless a Puerto Rican recipe indicates otherwise, it most likely intends for you to use recaito if it calls for 'sofrito'.
Description
Sofrito is a Spanish sauce consisting of tomatoes, olive oil, onions, garlic, herbs, and peppers.