Pastelon – Latin Lasagna

Ingredients:

• Ground beef – 2lbs
• Sazon – 1 packet
• Sofrito – 1/4 of a cup
• White onion – 1 onion
• Red pepper – 1 red pepper
• Garlic – 1 garlic bulb
• salt – teaspoon
• pepper – teaspoon
• cilantro – 1/4 of a cup
• Mozzarella Cheese- 1-2 cups
• Goya unpitted olives – 1/3 of a cup
• Sweet yellow plantains – 9 bananas
• Olive oil or vegetable oil

Instructions:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
• Peel the sweet plantain and slice each one into 3’s.
• Then place them into a pan with olive oil or vegetable oil and cook each side until a nice light brown color and place them into a large bowl.
• Once you finish frying all of the bananas and place them into a bowl let them cool off and start the ground beef portion of the meal.
• In a large frying pan, fry onion, red pepper and LOTS of chopped garlic.
• After about 5 minutes add the ground beef.
• After you add the ground beef add a packet of sazon and your sofrito.
• Once you see the ground beef looks cooked add some salt and pepper to your taste.
• Once the ground beef is to your liking add the olives and cilantro.

Layering Your Dish:

• Take a 9 x 11 baking pan and spray it with cooking spray
• Take your sweet plantains that are in the large bowl and mash them together.
• After you do the step above, take 1/3 of that bowl and layer it on the bottom and add the meat on top.
• Once you do that add the cheese and repeat the steps above.
• You should finish with the cheese being on top of the meat.
• Cover your dish with aluminum foil and bake for 30 – 45 minutes.

Finally you can enjoy with a nice bottle of Malta!

Credits by Ashley Yusupov