How To Make Pastelon, a Puerto Rican Sweet Plantain Lasagna

Name: Pastelón
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 0
Cuisine: puerto rican
Ingredients: 1 green bell pepper, seeded and roughly chopped 1 jalapeño, roughly chopped; 7 cloves garlic; 1 small white onion, roughly chopped; 1⁄2 bunch cilantro, both leaves and stems roughly chopped (Cilantro could be replaced with culantro, or a mixture of both); Neutral cooking oil, as needed; 1⁄4 cup water, as needed; 1⁄2 teaspoon achiote seeds; 8oz tomato sauce; 2 pounds 90/10 ground beef, cooked and drained off; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon MSG; 1⁄2 cup sliced olives with pimento; 1⁄4 cup capers; Kosher salt, to taste; 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon; 8-10 ripe plantains, sliced lengthwise into 1⁄4-1⁄2 inch strips 3 1⁄2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese; 5 large eggs, lightly scrambled and divided

How To Make Pastelon, a Puerto Rican Sweet Plantain Lasagna

ONION
GREEN BELL PEPPER
JALAPEÑO

GARLIC
CILANTRO
OIL

GROUND BEEF
SALT

ACHIOTE SEEDS

TOMATO SAUCE

CUMIN
CORIANDER
MSG
PIMENTO GREEN OLIVES

CAPERS
SALT
CHICKEN BOUILLON

RIPE PLANTAINS

EGGS

MOZZARELLA

30-20 MIN @ 350°F

BAKE

How To Make Pastelon, a Puerto Rican Sweet Plantain Lasagna

ONIONGREEN BELL PEPPERJALAPEÑO

GARLICCILANTROOIL

GROUND BEEFSALT

ACHIOTE SEEDS

TOMATO SAUCE

CUMINCORIANDERMSGPIMENTO GREEN OLIVES

CAPERSSALTCHICKEN BOUILLON

RIPE PLANTAINS

EGGS

MOZZARELLA

30-20 MIN @ 350°F

BAKE

ONION
GREEN BELL PEPPER
JALAPEÑO

GARLIC
CILANTRO
OIL

GROUND BEEF
SALT

CUMIN
CORIANDER
MSG
PIMENTO GREEN OLIVES

CAPERS
SALT
CHICKEN BOUILLON