This past Friday, I was watching a show on TV and one of the guests, Sunny, made pastelón. I called my friend Juana who shared the pastelón recipe with me. She said it is a Porto-Rican dish which is basically a lasagna where they use sweet fried plantain instead of the pasta. I find it very flavorful, I also made an arugula and spinach salad. The kids are not home tonight, my husband and I enjoyed our dinner.
Pastelón
Ingredients
2 lbs of ground beef
1 onion minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 green pepper, minced
½ chopped cilantro
2 tsp adobo
2 tsp oregano
2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
1 envelope of sazón
2 bay leaves
¼ cup tomato sauce
4 plantains, peeled and sliced into strips
3 eggs
2 Tbs milk
2 cups white shredded cheese
vegetable oil
Salt and Pepper
Preparation
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine, beef, onion, pepper, garlic, cilantro, adobo, oregano, vinegar, and the sazon and mix well. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tbsp. of olive oil, add meat mixture. Cook until brown then add bay leaves and tomato sauce. Let simmer for 10 minutes, set aside.
Heat a large frying pan with vegetable oil, just enough to coat the bottom. Fry plantains for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden and slightly crispy. Drain on a plate with a paper towel, set aside.
Grease a square baking dish, cover with a layer of plantains, add the beef, then the cheese, repeat. Finish with cheese and plantains. Beat 3 eggs with 2 tbsp. of milk, pour over the dish. Top off with just a bit more cheese. Bake for 25 minutes.
I enjoyed this dish.
Have you made it before? What would you do differently? Let me know, I would love to hear from you.
Wow, this look so delicious. I have never tried this recipe before. I’m fond of new recipes, I’m definitely going to make it for a dinner party tomorrow.
Anshika, I did not know about this recipe until Friday and I made it Sunday, it was delicious.
This looks super yummy!!! I love fried sweet plantains and this recipe looks quick and easy. I do not eating beef but I could easily reolace it with chicken.
You could try with chicken, Vyom, it was delicious with ground meat.
I have never heard of Pastelón but a lasagna without the noodles is definitely something I would try. This looks relatively easy to do too!
It is easy, simple, and delicious, Angela.
This looks amazing. I saw a recipe for this yesterday and said I have to make Pastelon because I love lasagna and plantain 🙂
Try and let me know, Allyson.
This sounds so simple and delicious can’t wait to try it!
It was, hope you like it, Leah.
This sounds amazing! I think I’ve read books that mention Pastelon, but this looks much tastier than what I was envisioning! Yum!
I did not know about it, o boy, it was delicious, Marcie.
I am literally writing this down on my shopping list RIGHT NOW!!! This looks like it would be my next favorite meal!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Hope you enjoy it, as much as I did, Whitney!
Wow! I have replaced lasagna noodles with many things but never thought about plantains. What an interesting idea. I’m really trying to imagine the flavor here and may have to check it out.
It is succulent, Lauren.
You had me at plantains! And then you said cheese and lasagna and my mouth was watering. I have never heard of using plantains as pasta noodles, but it’s a brilliant idea!
Yes, Jakub, it was savory.
This sounds delicious! I’ve had plantains before, but I never thought of using them as lasagna noodles, I am going to have to try this soon.
I was pleased to find that recipe, Stephanie, it was so flavorful.
I love anything with fried plantains and this looks yummy! The only thing I would change is fry another plantain as the one for the dish would be eaten ASAP! Can’t wait to try this.
Same here, MJ.
That looks amazing! I’ve never heard of that dish before but you can bet I will be trying it!
It was good, Lois, try and let me know.
O wow…. these looks amazing. it looks just like a recipe my japanese sister in law makes but instead of the plantains, she uses rice. It is so delicious, she calls it Doira or Dora. Not sure now!
Don’t be surprised, if you see it in my next post, Msddah, I love to try new recipes and always look for great ones.
This whole meal looks delicious! I love cooking on Sundays and I love lasagna, so I totally need to try this recipe!! 🙂
I love cooking on Sunday as well, Sarah.
holy yum yum! I would love to try this… maybe next week, I’ll write down a list of the things I don’t already have to get from the store… thanks for the know-how ; )
My pleasure, Eloise.
Oh my goodness this looks so delicious. It’s making my mouth water!
April
It’s delicious, April.
This looks like such a lovely meal! Yum, I had not heard of the pastelon before, but I need to try it!
Try and let me know, Angela.
I’ve never tried or even heard of this recipe before. It looks so yummy, I wanna make some right now!
I have never heard about it, until Friday, Journa, now it’s on my favorite list.
I’ve not heard of Pastelón before, but it sure looks Yum!!
Its now on my must todo meal lists
You should do it, Kossy, it’s delicious.
This sure looks super yummy! Can’t wait to try it!
It’s really flavorful, Kara.