A particularly complicated recipe for Pastelón has been sitting in my Pinterest board waiting to be hacked for weeks! The original recipe had too many ingredients and required sweet plantains. I decided to try using yellow/greenish plantains because I didn't want this dish to be overly sweet or the plantains to become mush when baked. The results were AMAZING. I can't get enough of this thing. The plantains held up beautifully in the casserole. They have a starchiness about them that reminds me of potatoes but absorbed the flavors of the dish really well. This would be a great alternative to potatoes in an au gratin hack for sure!
Ingredients Needed:
- (4) Yellow/green plantains
- 2 Cups of shredded cheese (I used cheddar)
- 1 cup of coconut milk (half a can)
- 1 egg
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1/4 lb ground sausage (I used turkey sausage removed from the casing)
- Minced garlic, diced (1) onion
- 1 jar of GF tomato sauce
Directions:
Cook ground turkey and sausage thoroughly. Add diced onion and garlic. Stir in tomato sauce then remove from the heat and set aside.
Peel and slice plantains vertically into long 1/4 inch slices. Heat oil to high heat on skillet and cook plantains. Preheat oven 375 degrees F.
Spread a small layer of ground beef onto a round casserole baking dish. Add a layer of fried plantains, followed by a generous layer of ground beef and a layer of shredded cheese. Repeat 2x.
Whisk an egg into the cup of coconut milk and pour this evenly over the layered casserole. Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes. The coconut milk/egg mix will solidify and hold everything in place.
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| Enjoy! |
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