Pastelon ( Plantain & Beef Casserole) Recipe Below. Enjoy!

Pastelon De Platano Maduro Recipe Con Carne Molida

Ingredients Ground Beef

-1 Package of Ground beef
-3 Garlic cloves
-Half of a tomato, Diced
-1/4 of an onion, Diced
-1/4 Cilantro, Chopped
-2 Package of Sazon
-1 Tbs of complete seasoning
-1 Tbs of Garlic powder
-1 Tsp of Adobo
-2 Tbs of Tomato sauce
-9 Plantains or as needed
– Frying oil as needed
-2 Eggs

Ground Beef Recipe

Place a pan on medium heat on the stove, without oil or water.
Once the pan is hot, place the whole pack of ground beef inside the pan.
Stir until its been cooked, it should turn this color

Now chop the cilantro and dice the onions and the tomato

Reduce the heat and start adding the cilantro
Add the diced onions
Add the diced tomato’s
Add garlic. I like to use this cheese shredder it makes it easier to cut
Mix it all together
Now add 2 packages of Sazon, this gives it flavor and color
Add 1 table spoon of complete seasoning
Add 1 table spoon of garlic powder
Add 1 table spoon of Adobo

Mix it all together

Finally add 2 table spoons of tomato sauce
Let it simmer for about 10 minutes and it should be done:)

Sweet Plantain CasseroleSweet Plantain Casserole

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Now cut off the corners of the plantain. Slice the middle and peel off the skin
Slice the plantain in long slice’s as shown
It should look like this
Now, add oil to a pan and turn  the temperature to medium heat

Once the oil is hot, fry the plantains till their golden brown on each side

Place the plantains on a plate with napkins to soak the oil

Place the plantains on a plate with napkins to soak the oil

Now, in a bowl crack 2 eggs
Mix eggs

This dish gets a little messy so i use the disposable aluminum pan. Spread some of the egg wash enough to cover the bottom of the pan.( not too much)
Start placing the plantains the way shown in the picture
Cover the bottom of the pan with the plantains
Now add the ground beef, add a layer of ground beef

Make sure you cover the layer of plantains. It should look like this

Now layer the ground beef with the plantains.As you can see this is almost like a lasagna. If you want, you can add another layer. Its the same process

Pour egg wash on top of the plantains, just to seal the casserole together ( not too much) It should look like a glaze of egg wash
If you want, you can add another layer. Its the same process

Pour egg wash on top of the plantains, just to seal the casserole together ( not too much) It should look like a glaze of egg wash
It should look like this