Pastelón
 Pastelón | |
| Alternative names | Puerto Rican Lasagna |
|---|---|
| Course | Main course |
| Place of origin | Puerto Rico |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
"Pastelón" and its variant "piñón" from Puerto Rico is a casserole dish layered like Italian lasagne made with sweet plantains, ground beef, tomato-based sauce and cheese. This dish is also a copy in the Dominican Republic.
Ingredients and Preparation
The Puerto Rican pastelón de plátano maduro, is a generous size layered dish consisting of staple latin caribbean foods such as, yellow plantains, garlic, onions, cheese, butter and meat. Some regions add other ingredients such as wine, nutmeg and raisins, to intensify the sweetness, or eggplant for texture. The Dominican pastelón is known as The Banana lasagne. The plantains however, are the main layer of the pastelón and are lightly fried then baked. Onions, tomatoes, bell peppers and garlic are diced, cooked in olive oil with olives, capers, thyme, bay leaves, white pepper and ground meat. Mozzarella, ricotta are cooked in a bechamel sauce. The sauce is then mixed with the ground meat and beaten eggs to hold the meat in place. Meat is then layered on the fried plantains then baked. When done pastelón is garnished with parsley and parmesan cheese. [1][2][3]
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Origins
Puerto Rico
References
- ^ Perez, Anna Sophia. Cooking Channel, "Beyond Shepherd’s Pie: Puerto Rican Pastelón de Plátano Maduro." Accessed November 22, 2013. http://blog.cookingchanneltv.com/2011/03/07/pastelon-de-platano-maduro.
- ^ N Rodriguez, (Dominican Immigrant/ American Citizen), interview by B Polo, Over the Phone"Pastelón de plátano maduro," Record, November 2013.
- ^ My Fitness Pal, "Homemade (Pastelon De Platano Maduro) - Sweet Plantain Lasagna." Accessed November 22, 2013. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/homemade-pastelon-de-platano-maduro-sweet-plantain-lasagna-35369777.
http://blog.cookingchanneltv.com/2011/03/07/pastelon-de-platano-maduro/