Pasteles Recipe

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Ingredients
23
Count
Nutrition
3747
Calories
Total time
241
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Add oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the annatto seeds and heat for one minute to release their orange color.
  2. Remove from heat and drain the oil into a separate container.
  3. Discard the seeds and return half of the oil to the skillet.
  4. Return the oil to medium-high heat and add the pork and bacon. Brown for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Add the garlic, onion, bell pepper, small green peppers, tomatoes, culantro, and oregano, and sauté for another 5 minutes.
  6. Stir in the chickpeas and olives (with their respective liquids), capers, and raisins.
  7. Cover and simmer over low-medium heat for 40 minutes. When done, uncover and allow to cool.
  8. Drain the broth into a separate container and set aside.
  9. Make the dough by peeling the plantains and the bananas, first cutting off the ends and running a knife tip lengthwise along one or more of the ridges.
  10. Insert and run a thumb just beneath the cut peel to lift and remove it. Peel the yautia.
  11. Place plantains, bananas, and yautia into a large bowl of salted cold water to prevent discoloring.
  12. You can grate them using the fine side of a hand grater, or instead, cut into 1/2- to 1-inch pieces for the processor.
  13. Fill 1/3 to 1/2 of the food processor or blender container with the cut vegetables, slowly adding broth to form a smooth, porridgelike mash. It should not be runny.
  14. Transfer the purée to a large bowl. If you run out of broth, substitute water as needed.
  15. Stir in the salt and the remaining annatto oil.
  16. Place a banana leaf on a sheet of parchment paper.
  17. Drop a scant 1/2 cup of the dough onto the center of the leaf and spread it several inches all around with the back of a spoon.
  18. Drop 2 tablespoons of the filling a bit off center. Fold each long side and then the ends toward the center.
  19. Slide the encased leaf toward the long edge of the parchment and wrap again.
  20. Fold end flaps over.
  21. Tie two pasteles together, with folded edges facing each other.
  22. To cook, put a batch (4 to 6 tied bundles) into a large kettle of salted boiling water and cook semicovered at medium-high heat for 30 minutes.
  23. Turn the bundles over and cook 40 minutes more.
  24. When done, drain them well, remove the strings and wrappings, and serve hot.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3746.83 Kcal (15687 kJ)
Calories from fat 520.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 57.83g 89%
Cholesterol 1050.94mg 350%
Sodium 4697.15mg 196%
Potassium 6618.19mg 141%
Total Carbs 305.32g 102%
Sugars 47.55g 190%
Dietary Fiber 42.91g 172%
Protein 503.44g 1007%
Vitamin C 585.2mg 975%
Vitamin A 19mg 632%
Iron 26.1mg 145%
Calcium 7486.3mg 749%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 333.09 Kcal (1395 kJ)
Calories from fat 46.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.14g 89%
Cholesterol 93.43mg 350%
Sodium 417.58mg 196%
Potassium 588.36mg 141%
Total Carbs 27.14g 102%
Sugars 4.23g 190%
Dietary Fiber 3.81g 172%
Protein 44.76g 1007%
Vitamin C 52mg 975%
Vitamin A 1.7mg 632%
Iron 2.3mg 145%
Calcium 665.5mg 749%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 79
    Points
  • 91
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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