Pastel Puertorriqueno

Recipe Ingredients

1		Red pepper - cut large dice
1/2		Onion - cut large dice
1		Tomato - cut large dice
1/4 cup	59ml	Olive oil
1 tablespoon	15ml	Tomato paste
1/4		Cilantro - chopped
4		Garlic cloves - minced
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Malanga - cut large dice
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Green banana - cut large dice
1/4 cup	59ml	Milk
1/8 cup	7.8g / 0.3oz	Cornstarch
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
3 oz	85g	Fresh cracked olives
1/8 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Raisins
1 lb	454g / 16oz	High quality smoked ham - diced medium pieces
		Banana leaves - as needed

Recipe Instructions

Saute peppers, onion, and tomato in olive oil until soft, then add in tomato paste, cilantro, and garlic to make a sofrito. Cook until soft and caramelized, at least 10 minutes.

In food processor, grind the malanga and bananas with the milk, and then add the sofrito. Continue to grind until very smooth. Add cornstarch and mix until fully incorporated. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

Cut banana leaves into 4 (8- by 11-inch) pieces. Place a spoonful of this mixture into the middle of the banana leaf and then divide the olives, raisins, and ham into equal parts and place these on top of the pasteles. Wrap like an envelope and tie with a string. Boil for 45 minutes.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
MELTING POT with Alex Garcia - (Show # MP-1A32) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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