🇵🇷🍌🥩 **AUTHENTIC PUERTO RICAN PASTELÓN**
Sweet, golden fried plantains layered with savoury, perfectly seasoned ground beef and melted cheese! 🤤🔥
Often called Puerto Rican plantain lasagna, Pastelón brings together sweet and savoury flavours in one irresistible baked dish! ❤️
**📝 Ingredients**
**For the Plantain Layers**
• 3 large very ripe plantains (yellow with black spots)
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil, for frying
**For the Picadillo Filling**
• 500g ground beef
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• ½ green bell pepper, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbsp sofrito
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp sliced green olives
• 1 tsp adobo seasoning
• ½ tsp dried oregano
• ¼ tsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
**For Assembly**
• 1½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 large eggs, beaten
**👩🍳 Making Steps**
1️⃣ Peel the ripe plantains and slice lengthwise into long, even strips.
2️⃣ Heat vegetable oil in a skillet. Fry plantain strips on both sides until golden and caramelised. Drain on kitchen paper. 🍌
3️⃣ Heat olive oil in another skillet. Sauté onion and green bell pepper until softened.
4️⃣ Add garlic and sofrito. Stir until fragrant.
5️⃣ Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it into small pieces.
6️⃣ Stir in tomato sauce, green olives, adobo, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper.
7️⃣ Simmer for 5–7 minutes until the filling is rich and thick.
8️⃣ Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
9️⃣ Arrange half the fried plantains in a greased baking dish.
🔟 Spread the beef picadillo evenly over the plantains. Sprinkle with half the mozzarella.
1️⃣1️⃣ Add the remaining plantain strips, pour the beaten eggs evenly over the layers and finish with the remaining cheese. 🧀
1️⃣2️⃣ Bake for 25–30 minutes until golden, bubbling and set in the centre.
1️⃣3️⃣ Rest for 10 minutes before slicing into beautiful layers!
**Sweet plantains + savoury beef picadillo + melted cheese = Puerto Rican comfort food perfection!** 🇵🇷❤️
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