Pastelón de Plátano Maduro [Recipe + Video] Ripe Plantain Casserole
Learn how to make pastelon de platano maduro, a ripe plantain casserole with the delicate sweetness of ripe plantains, flavorful beef filling, and melting cheese. Pure bliss.
Servings 6 porciones
Calories 754kcal
Ingredients
For the filling
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 red onion [65g], minced
- 1 tablespoon mashed garlic
- 1 pound minced beef [454g]
- 1 cup tomato sauce [115g]
- 1 bell pepper seeded and minced
- 1½ teaspoons salt (or more, to taste)
- ½ teaspoons pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground) (or more, to taste)
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro (or parsley)
To assemble
- 6 plantain (ripe, yellow)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup butter (salted) plus extra to grease pan.
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (see notes)
Instructions
For the filling
- Find recipe and instructions for filling here.
To assemble
- Peel the plantains and boil adding 1 teaspoon of salt to the water. Once the plantains are fork tender (15 - 20 mins), remove them from the heat.
- Take the plantains out of the water right away, and mash them with a fork. Add the butter and keep mashing until it is very smooth with no lumps.
- Grease a 1-inch tall baking pan. Put half of the plantain mixture in the baking pan. Cover with half of the cheese. Cover the cheese with the meat. Cover with the remaining plantain mixture. Cover with the rest of the cheese.
- Cook in preheated oven to 350 °F [175 °C] until the top is golden brown.
- It will be easier to serve if you wait five minutes after removing it from the oven.
Video
Notes
Your choice of cheese and the order in which the layers are distributed is a matter of taste. Basically, any cheese that melts works, I like mixing cheddar and mozzarella, for example, while some people like placing the cheese right after the meat layer.
Go ahead, experiment!
Nutrition
Calories: 754kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 1452mg | Potassium: 1421mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 3240IU | Vitamin C: 62.6mg | Calcium: 173mg | Iron: 3.9mg