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Ingredients

• ✓ achiote seed
• turkey sausage
• plantain leaf
• garlic
• salt
• oregano
• cilantro
• orange juice
• caper
• olive
• tomato sauce
• chickpea
• ham
• pork shoulder roast
• green bell pepper
• onion
• olive oil
• lard
• milk
• yautia
• green plantain
• yuca

Instructions

1. 1 Combine yuca, green plantains, yautia, and milk in a blender; purée into a thick paste the consistency of oatmeal. Transfer to a large bowl.
2. 2 Combine lard and achiote seeds in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; heat until lard is melted and reddish in color, about 5 minutes. Strain out achiote seeds. Mix 1/2 of the lard into yuca paste in the bowl.
3. 3 Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and green bell pepper; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Add pork, ham, garbanzo beans, tomato sauce, olives, capers, orange juice, cilantro, oregano, salt, and garlic; cook and stir until pork is no longer pink in the center, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
4. 4 Mix 2/3 of the remaining lard into pork mixture in the pot.
5. 5 Smear each plantain leaf with a small amount of remaining lard. Place a large spoonful of yuca paste in the center of each one; top with a scoop of pork mixture. Fold up the sides of each leaf to enclose filling and create a rectangular pastel.
6. 6 Stack 2 pasteles and tie together with kitchen string. Repeat with remaining pasteles.
7. 7 Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add pasteles. Cook until filling is tender, about 1 hour. Unwrap pasteles before serving.

By Mfact

Ingredients

• ✓ achiote seed
• vegetable oil
• pork shoulder
• onion
• cilantro
• garlic
• salt
• black pepper
• tomato sauce
• pigeon pea
• black olive
• calrose rice
• water

Instructions

1. 1 Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add pork and brown in oil. Meanwhile, place remaining oil in a small saucepan over medium heat and add achiote seeds. Heat until oil becomes very dark orange/red. Remove from heat and set aside.
2. 2 To the browned pork add the onion, cilantro, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook to reduce veggies, then add the tomato sauce, pigeon peas and olives. Mix well. Strain achiote/oil mixture into pork mixture and stir together. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 10 minutes.
3. 3 Add uncooked rice and water to pork mixture; stir well. Raise temperature to high, cover saucepan and bring all to a boil. Stir again, reduce heat to low and cover; let cook on low about 10 minutes. Remove cover, stir again, replace cover and cook another 10 minutes; stir again. Remove from heat and allow to stand 15 minutes.

By B Mason

Ingredients

• ✓ achiote seed
• cumin seed
• black peppercorn
• allspice berry
• clove
• habanero pepper
• orange juice
• white vinegar
• garlic
• salt
• lemon
• tequila

Instructions

1. 1 With a spice grinder, grind the annatto seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns, allspice berries, and cloves to a fine powder.
2. 2 In a blender or food processor, mix the ground spices, habanero peppers, orange juice, vinegar, garlic, and salt. Blend until smooth. Mix in the lemon juice and tequila.

By LiberallyGillian