Pastelón Sweet Plantain Lasagna Recipes

PASTELóN (SWEET PLANTAIN LASAGNA)

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
• Peel the plantains like you would a banana, then slice each one into 5-6 pieces.
• Brush with Mazola corn oil, then air fry at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, or until they're caramelized and cooked through. Flatten the cooked plantains with the underside of a plate.
• Grease a 9" x 9" baking dish with corn oil and cover the bottom of the pan with slices of the cooked sweet plantain. Add half of the turkey picadillo, and 1/4 of the mozzarella cheese.
• Repeat with another layer of plantains, meat, and cheese (reserve the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese). Top with a final layer of plantains.
• Top with the remaining cheese, then pour the beaten eggs all over the top. Tip the pan back and forth to distribute the eggs.
• Bake the pastelon at 375 degrees F for 20-30 minutes, until the egg is set and the top of the pastelón is bubbly and golden brown.
• Allow the pastelon to cool for 15 minutes before cutting into it and serving it up!

PASTELóN (SWEET PLANTAIN 'LASAGNA') WITH RADISH SALSA RECIPE

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and preheat oven to 375°F. Return dutch oven to medium-high heat until oil is shimmering. Add onion, bell pepper, half of jalapeño pepper, half of garlic, and half of cilantro and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables begin to sweat but do not brown, about 4 minutes. Add cumin, coriander, oregano, and chipotles and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add kidney beans, tomato sauce, water, bay leaf, raisins, olives, and radish greens. Add 1 teaspoon salt. Simmer beans until most of the liquid is absorbed, about 25 minutes. Season to taste.
• While pastelón bakes, make radish salsa. Combine chopped radishes, remaining chopped garlic, jalapeño, cilantro, and vinegar in a small both and stir to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Cut pastelón into squares and serve with radish salsa.

PASTELóN (SWEET PLANTAIN "LASAGNA")

Steps:

• Heat a large deep skillet add oil of choice, enough to generously cover the bottom of your pan. Fry the plantains till they are a golden and just a little crispy on both sides. Remove from pan and set aside on paper towel. Repeat until all are fried and slightly crispy.
• Add annatto oil to the same skillet add the ground meat of choice, garlic, onions, peppers, cilantro and or parsley, cooking over medium heat till meat is browned.
• Add adobo, oregano, cumin, vinegar, bay leaf, olives, raisins, and tomato sauce. Season with black pepper to taste and salt to taste. Simmer 20 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter or oil using the coconut oil from the fried plantains a 9x12 casserole pan.
• Place half the plantain in a single layer and press down on them to fill all gaps.
• Top with half the meat mixture.
• Sprinkle half the cheese over the meat mixture.
• Press the remaining plantains to flatten.
• Place the flattened plantains on the cheese, top with remained meat mixture then cheese.
• Mix the eggs with the milk. Pour the egg evenly over the the dish, let it sit for a few minutes allow the egg to soak inches.
• If you like cheese like i do go ahead and sprinkle additional cheese on top.
• Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Let rest 15-20 minutes before slicing.