Pastelon (Puerto Rican Layered Casserole)
4.7
Ingredients
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 56 min
- Total
- 81 min
Instructions
- 1 Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned on the outside and no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Remove meat from pan; drain fat.
- 2 Place tomato sauce, sofrito, green olives, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, recao, and oregano in the skillet. Cook and stir over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Return ground beef to skillet; reduce to a simmer. Cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes more.
- 3 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8- or 9-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.
- 4 Pour oil into a large skillet over medium-high heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fry plantain slices until golden, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.
- 5 Beat eggs thoroughly in a bowl; add 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- 6 Line the bottom of the baking pan with half the plantains, overlapping as needed. Layer ground beef mixture, green beans, and remaining plantains; pour eggs on top. Top with mozzarella cheese.
- 7 Bake in the preheated oven until eggs are set and cheese is melted, 20 to 25 minutes.
By Jenna M