Best Pastelón De Plátano Maduro Ripe Plantain Casserole Recipes

PASTELóN (PUERTO RICAN PLANTAIN "LASAGNA")

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F: Lightly grease a 10x10 casserole dish (for a thicker pastelón) or 9x13 casserole dish (for a thinner pastelón) with nonstick cooking spray or butter.

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.

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.