Pastelon De Platanos Maduros

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1/2 large onion, diced
• sofrito sauce (use your own, i did sofrito cubano) or use goya's sofrito sauce
• 1/4 cup tomato sauce (i used hunt's)
• sazon goya, with annato and cilantro
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• olive oil or vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup corn niblets (from the can, that is the way the recipe is written)
• 1/2 cup french style green bean (from the can, that is the way the recipe is written)
• 4 -6 ripe plantains (you should see lots of black, that is sweet)
• 4 -6 ounces cheddar cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat dash of oil, sofrito, sazon, onion and garlic on medium heat until well sauteed.
• 2 add ground beef and tomato sauce and stir until well cooked, but not dry.
• 3 drain any grease.
• 4 make sure ground beef is well ground (that it has no chunks).
• 5 add corn and string beans to mixture.
• 6 add cheese to picadillo (ground beef), if using, it helps to bind the meat together.
• 7 peel and slice plantains lengthwise.
• 8 if the plantains are large, you'll probably get about three-four lengths per plantain.
• 9 saute plantain slices in medium-hot oil for a few mintues, flipping halfway through cooking.
• 10 set slices on paper toweled tray or use a brown garbage bag, and allow the oil to be absorbed; and pat dry.
• 11 layer plantains along bottom of greased 9x9 pan.
• 12 pour two eggs, beaten, over bottom layer.
• 13 top with ground beef layer.
• 14 repeat plantain and beef layers, making sure the plantain layer is the top.
• 15 optional cheese layer on top.
• 16 cook in 350ºf oven for about 35 minutes, making sure eggs are cooked and not watery.
• 17 enjoy!