Pastelon
Pastelon

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, pastelon. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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.

Pastelon is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Pastelon is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook pastelon using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Pastelon:
  1. Make ready Goya brand sweet green bananas (Maduras), thawed
  2. Prepare ground beef
  3. Prepare adobo (or to taste)
  4. Take black pepper
  5. Prepare can diced tomatoes, undrained
  6. Get large eggs, beaten
  7. Make ready sazon
  8. Make ready sofrito
  9. Prepare minced garlic
  10. Get medium diced onion
  11. Get green beans, drained (optional)
  12. 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:
  1. Brown beef with all seasonings, sofrito, & onion. Then add tomatoes. Cook till some of liquid evaporates, then set aside.
  2. Preheat oven @ 375°. In a greased with butter 9x13 or lasagna pan, layer the tostones covering bottom of pan in 1 layer.
  3. Top with ground beef mixture, then green beans, & then cheese. Repeat for 2 more layers.
  4. 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).
  5. 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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