Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, pastelon. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pastelon is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Pastelon is something which I have loved my entire life.
Pastelón is a classic Puerto Rican dish made with layers of thinly-sliced plantains, ground beef, and cheese! Think of it as a Puerto Rican version of lasagna. It's the perfect casserole to make for a potluck or family gathering. Photography Credit: Marta Diaz Pastelón is a layered Puerto Rican casserole of plantains, cheese and picadillo, a tomato-based ground beef mixture seasoned with onions, peppers, herbs and spices.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook pastelon using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pastelon:
- Get Goya brand sweet green bananas (Maduras), thawed
- Take ground beef
- Prepare adobo (or to taste)
- Take black pepper
- Prepare can diced tomatoes, undrained
- Take large eggs, beaten
- Get sazon
- Take sofrito
- Take minced garlic
- Make ready medium diced onion
- Prepare green beans, drained (optional)
- Get mixed colby jack shredded cheese
Pastelón Pastelón is a Puerto Rican dish with many interpretations across the island. Our version nestles thinly sliced, fried sweet plantains between layers of savory ground beef and mozzarella cheese. The beef mixture can be made a day before assembling the pastelón–just refrigerate until ready to use! This typical Puerto Rican dish is made up of an interesting mix of ingredients but somehow they all work together.
Instructions to make Pastelon:
- Brown beef with all seasonings, sofrito, & onion. Then add tomatoes. Cook till some of liquid evaporates, then set aside.
- Preheat oven @ 375°. In a greased with butter 9x13 or lasagna pan, layer the tostones covering bottom of pan in 1 layer.
- Top with ground beef mixture, then green beans, & then cheese. Repeat for 2 more layers.
- Pour beaten eggs over whole dish, especially the corners. Fork so the egg can distribute through because it acts as a binder for cutting later (like lasagna).
- Top with layer of cheese, cover with foil & bake for 30 - 40 minutes. Let stand for @ least 15 minutes before serving to make sure the egg binds it better. Then serve with green beans or salad.
The beef mixture can be made a day before assembling the pastelón–just refrigerate until ready to use! This typical Puerto Rican dish is made up of an interesting mix of ingredients but somehow they all work together. There is a little bit of salty, sweet, and savory all in one bite. Pastelón is a classic Puerto Rican dish made with layers of thinly-sliced sweet plantains, ground meat, and cheese. Think of it as a Puerto Rican version of lasagna.
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