Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, pastelon. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Pastelón de Plátano Maduro, or Sweet Plantain Lasagna, is a surprising combination of sweet and salty ingredients that unite into a highly Pastelón de Plátano Maduro (aka Sweet Plantain Lasagna). 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.
Pastelon is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Pastelon is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have pastelon using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pastelon:
- Take 7 packages Goya brand sweet tostones, thawed
- Make ready 1 1/2 lb ground beef
- Make ready 2 -3 tbsp adobo (or to taste )
- Get 2 -3 tbsp black pepper
- Prepare 1 8 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
- Prepare 1 small can of tomato paste
- Take 6 large eggs, beaten
- Make ready 1/2 envelope sazon
- Get 1/4 cup sofrito
- Get 1 tbsp minced garlic
- Prepare 1 medium diced onion
- Get 1 can green beans, drained (optional)
- Take 1 1/2 packages mixed colby jack shredded cheese
Pastelón de Plátano Maduro (Ripe Plantain Casserole) combines the delicate sweetness of ripe plantains, flavorful juicy beef filling, & melting cheese. Pure bliss. (Pastelón de Plátano, Piñon). This plantain-based casserole is a staple in Puerto Rican and Dominican cuisine. It consists of sliced or mashed plantains that are layered with minced meat.
Steps 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.
Have you guys ever heard of Pastelón? It's a Caribbean casserole that is similar to lasagna except it uses sweet fried plantains in place of the pasta. It's delicious because it's sweet, salty. Pastelón de Plátano Maduro Dominicano: El suave dulzor del plátano maduro, la jugosa carne y abundante queso derretido lo hace un plato de ensueño. Plantains Lasagna aka Pastelon - a Latin-Style (Puerto Rican) lasagna that is a combination of sweet and savory, with spiced beef, sandwiched in layers of plantains, and topped with cheese and or eggs.
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