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PUERTO RICAN PASTELES (PASTELES PUERTORRIQUEñOS) RECIPE ...



Puerto Rican Pasteles (Pasteles Puertorriqueños) Recipe ... image

The Christmas season in Puerto Rico is blessed with balmy weather and clear skies. There is nothing like dining under the shade of a gourd tree on Christmas Eve, savoring every morsel of the earthy tamales called _pasteles_ and _adobo_-flavored pork while looking at the sea. Puerto Rican women get together with their families to prepare _pasteles_ by the hundred, freezing them until needed for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, family reunions, the Fiesta de Reyes, and the religious season called _octavas_ that follows the Feast of the Epiphany. It is the blend of the tiny pepper _ají dulce_ and broad-leaf _culantro_ in the fragrant _sofrito_ (cooking sauce) that gives an unmistakable Puerto Rican identity to these earthy tamales. A dash of vinegar lends the _sofrito_ just the right amount of tang against the mild dough of _malanga_ and plantain tinted orange-yellow with achiote-infused lard. I learned to make these in the traditional kitchen of the Puerto Rican side of my family. While one person took care of trimming the plantain leaves, others were busy grating the vegetables and making the _sofrito_. There the vegetables are grated by hand, though you can find machines designed specially for this purpose in any market or use a food processor. Puerto Ricans are extremely fussy about the wrapping—it has to be perfect and watertight because _pasteles_ are normally boiled. But I prefer to steam them.

Provided by Maricel Presilla

Yield Makes 25 pasteles

Number Of Ingredients 28

6 large tomatoes (about 3 pounds), coarsely chopped
1 medium green bell pepper (about 6 ounces), cored, seeded, deveined, and coarsely chopped
1 medium yellow onion (about 8 ounces), coarsely chopped
8 garlic cloves, peeled
20 Caribbean sweet peppers (ajíes dulces), seeded and cut in half
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
2 broad-leaf culantro leaves
1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 cup achiote-infused extra-virgin olive oil
8 ounces slab bacon, rind removed, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 1/2 pounds boneless pork shoulder or butt, cut into 1/2-inch dice
1/4 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup whole milk
1 1/2 pounds malanga, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 1/2 pounds green bananas, peeled and thickly sliced
1/2 green plantain, peeled (see Cooks' notes) and thickly sliced
8 ounces calabaza (West Indian pumpkin) or Hubbard or kabocha squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1-inch cubes
1/4 cup achiote-infused extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Twenty-five 12-inch plantain leaf squares (4 to 5 packages; see Cooks' notes for how to prepare)
1/4 cup achiote-infused extra-virgin olive oil
Twenty-five 42-inch pieces of kitchen twine
1/3 cup dark raisins
One 15-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed, or 2 cups cooked chickpeas
2 medium red bell peppers (about 6 ounces), roasted (see Cooks' notes), peeled, cored, seeded, and cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips
50 pimiento-stuffed olives, cut in half

Steps:

  • Place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree. Set aside. DO AHEAD: You can make the seasoning base (recado) the day before.
  • Heat the oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and brown for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the pork and cook, stirring, until it begins to release its fat, about 15 minutes.
  • Stir in the recado, reduce the heat to low, and cook, covered, for about 50 minutes, or until the pork is tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife. Add some chicken broth if the sauce thickens too much during cooking. When the meat is done, transfer it to a plate with a slotted spoon. Set the sauce aside. DO AHEAD: You can make the sofrito the day before.
  • Working in 2 or 3 batches, puree the milk, malanga, green bananas, green plantain, and calabaza in a blender or food processor and pour into a large bowl. Add the oil and salt and mix well to color the masa evenly. Stir in the reserved sauce. Taste for seasoning and set aside.
  • Place one plantain leaf square on a work surface with the veins perpendicular to you. Brush generously with achiote oil. Place 3 heaping tablespoons of masa in the center of the leaf and spread into a 6-inch square, leaving a 3-inch margin on all sides. Place 3 tablespoons of the diced pork on top, forming a rectangle. Garnish with 4 raisins, 4 chickpeas, a strip of red pepper, and 4 olive halves. Tie the tamal following the instructions for the pastel wrap (see Cooks' notes). Repeat with the remaining wrappers and ingredients. DO AHEAD: You can prepare the plantain leaves the day before.
  • Using two steamers (or working in batches), steam for about 1 hour (see Cooks' notes).

PUERTO RICAN STYLE BEANS - SKINNYTASTE



Puerto Rican Style Beans - Skinnytaste image

This is my quick version of Puerto Rican style beans, which I make with either pink or red canned beans and diced potatoes, perfect when you need a quick side.

Provided by Gina

Categories     Side Dish

Total Time 25 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 small onion
1/2 cubanelle (or banana pepper)
3 cloves garlic
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 tsp olive oil
15.5 oz can pink or red kidney beans (I like Goya)
1/2 cup canned tomato sauce
1 medium potato (peeled and diced 1/4-inch (4 1/2 oz))
1 1/2 tbsp Sazon seasoning
1 bay leaf
1/8 tsp oregano
kosher salt (to taste)
black pepper (to taste)

Steps:

  • In a mini food processor, chop onions, garlic, pepper and cilantro.
  • Add oil to a medium saucepan and sauté the chopped ingredients, cook on medium heat until soft,  about 2 minutes.
  • Add the beans (not drained) to the saucepan along with 3/4 cup of water.
  • Add tomato sauce, potato, sazon, bay leaf, oregano, salt if needed and pinch of black pepper.
  • Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer on low for about 20 minutes, or until potatoes are soft.
  • Discard bay leaf and serve over rice if you wish.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 3 /4 cup beans and sauce, Calories 134 kcal, CarbohydrateContent 26 g, ProteinContent 7.5 g, FatContent 2 g, SodiumContent 641.5 mg, FiberContent 7.5 g, SugarContent 4 g

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