Pastelón De Plátano Maduro Recipe Video Ripe Plantain Casserole

PASTELóN DE PLáTANO MADURO [RECIPE + VIDEO] RIPE PLANTAIN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Find recipe and instructions for filling here.
• Peel the plantains and boil adding 1 teaspoon of salt to the water. Once the plantains are fork tender (15 - 20 mins), remove them from the heat.
• Take the plantains out of the water right away, and mash them with a fork. Add the butter and keep mashing until it is very smooth with no lumps.
• Grease a 1-inch tall baking pan. Put half of the plantain mixture in the baking pan. Cover with half of the cheese. Cover the cheese with the meat. Cover with the remaining plantain mixture. Cover with the rest of the cheese.
• Cook in preheated oven to 350 °F [175 °C] until the top is golden brown.
• It will be easier to serve if you wait five minutes after removing it from the oven.

PASTELóN DE PLáTANO MADURO (RIPE PLANTAIN CASSEROLE) RECIPE

Steps:

• For the filling Mix meat with bell pepper, onion, salt, pepper, and garlic. In a skillet heat a tablespoon of oil over medium heat. Add the ground beef and stir so it cooks uniformly. Add water and tomato sauce. Simmer covered. When the meat is cooked through (about 15 mins) let almost all the liquid evaporate and mix in the parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Remove from the heat and reserve. To assemble Peel the plantains and boil in enough water to cover them (plus an inch [2.5 cm]) adding the salt to the water. When the plantains are cooked through (15 to 20 mins) remove from the heat. Pre-heat the oven to 350 °F [175 ºF]. Remove the plantains from the water and mash them with a fork until you have a smooth puree. Mix in butter and keep mashing until it is very smooth. Grease the bottom of a medium baking pan (6 x 9 inches [15 x 21 cm]) with the oil. Spread half of the plantains mixture in the baking pan with a fork making a level layer. Follow by spreading the minced beef in a level layer. Top with the remaining plantain, spreading into a level layer. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake uncovered until the top is golden brown. It will be easier to serve if you wait five minutes after removing from the oven. NOTES Your choice of cheese, and the order in which the layers are distributed is a matter of taste. Basically any cheese that melts works, I like mixing cheddar and mozzarella, for example, while some people like placing the cheese right after the meat layer.

PASTELóN DE PLáTANO MADURO (RIPE PLANTAIN CASSEROL

Steps:

• In a skillet heat up the oil, add the sofrito, peppers, onion, and tomato, and cook for about 2 minutes or so. Add the meat and cook until done, breaking down the meat as you go. Add tomato sauce, olives with pimentos and the capers, salt and black pepper. Stir and set aside.
• Heat up the platains in the microwave until hot. Then mash them down slightly using a fork. Pray the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie plate with oil and layer with slices of plantain (these come already cooked) - one box. Layer half the meat over that, sprinkle with a it of cheese, half the green beans then the other box of plantains and then the rest of the meat, and rest of the green beans. Sprinkle cheese over the last layer. Pour the egg as evenly as you can over the cheese.
• Cook at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes until egg is cooked and cheese is melted. Serve warm.
• This is a delicious side dish with rice or a great lunch with a salad. It is also a great 'cover dish' recipe.
• * Hint - Heat up the amarillos in the same paper tray they come inches Pour one box in the pie dish and use a fork to mash them down and sort of mash them together to form a crust. Because they were heated in the microwave they are easy to mash down. Once you are ready for the next layer, mash the next box one at a time on the tray and layer over the meat. Here you will probably have a few empty spaces, just try to mash them down enough to cover as much of the meat as possible. Since all the ingredients are already warm or hot, all you have to do is bake it just long enough to cook the egg. If you will be serving this later, just cook it as you would, them warm it up covered with foil and them remove foil and broil for a few minutes until egg is crispy.

PASTELóN

Steps:

• Prepare the plantains: Line a sheet pan with paper towels; set aside. Cut off the ends of each plantain. With the tip of a knife, score plantains lengthwise and peel off the skin. Using a serrated knife or chef's knife, cut each plantain in half lengthwise, and then halve again lengthwise so you end up with 24 long slices. (If some of the slices break or are unevenly shaped, that's OK! Carry on.)
• In a large cast-iron or heavy skillet, heat 1 cup oil over medium-high to between 350 and 375 degrees. Working with 4 to 6 slices at a time, depending on what fits, fry plantains until deep golden brown, turning halfway through, about 6 minutes total. Transfer fried plantains to the prepared sheet pan and cook remaining plantains; set aside. (Let oil cool, then strain and reserve for another use.)
• Prepare the sofrito: Put onion, bell pepper, ají dulce chiles (if using), garlic, cilantro and culantro (if using), in a food processor; blend until it becomes a rough, wet purée. (You should have about 1 cup sofrito).
• Prepare the picadillo: In a large, heavy skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium until it shimmers. Add the sofrito and cook, stirring often, until purée thickens and starts to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the beef and stir in the salt, pepper, cumin, paprika and oregano. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is evenly cooked and no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Turn off heat. Push meat mixture to one side, and carefully tilt skillet so that the fat from the meat collects at the bottom of the tilted pan; spoon off and discard as much of this excess fat as you can.
• Return the skillet to medium heat. Add the chopped tomatoes, wine and tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes fall apart and the liquid starts to reduce, about 10 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in olives and raisins, if using. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Picadillo can be made up to 2 days in advance. Rewarm it in a pan on the stove before proceeding with recipe.)
• Prepare the pastelón: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with butter. Whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt and set aside.
• Lay half the fried plantain slices along the bottom of the baking dish crosswise, piecing any broken pieces together to form an even layer. (If there are small gaps in the plantain layer, this is OK.) Top with half the picadillo (about 2 cups), smoothing it into an even layer, then sprinkle half the cheese on top in an even layer. Repeat with another layer of plantains then the remaining picadillo. Pour the whisked eggs evenly over the picadillo layer and spread it so it settles down into the pastelón. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
• Bake the pastelón until the egg is cooked, the cheese is melted and the layers are set, 20 to 30 minutes. Cut into squares and serve hot.

PASTELON DE PLATANO MADURO (DOMINICAN-STYLE YELLOW PLANTAIN PIE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place plantains and salt into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until plantains turn a darker yellow; add 1 cup water to the pot, bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain.
• Mash plantains, milk, and butter together in the pot until smooth.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir ground beef, onion, bell pepper, tomato sauce, garlic, and chicken bouillon, adding water if mixture gets too dry, in hot oil until beef is browned and cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Spread 1/2 of the mashed plantains into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour meat mixture over the plantains and top with Cheddar cheese. Spread remaining mashed plantains over the cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until plantains are golden and filling is bubbling, about 10 minutes.