Plantain Wrapped Rice Parcels
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Difficulty:
moderate
Difficulty
Preparation:
40 min.
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Ingredients
for
22
- Ingredients
- 2 very ripe plantains (peeled and finely grated)
- 16 ozs yautia (peeled and finely grated)
- 16 ozs kabocha Squash (peeled and finely grated)
- 1 medium potato (peeled and finely grated)
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 8 Tbsps milk
- 4 Tbsps olive oil
- 3 tsps annatto
- Plantain leaves (25 cm|10 inch squares, may substitute parchment paper)
- 16 ozs ground Beef (mixed with 1 tablespoon tomato paste)
Preparation steps
1.
Place the shredded vegetables, liquid seasoning, salt, and milk into a food processor; pulse until well blended.
2.
In a small sauce pan, warm the olive and mix with annatto powder. Pour into food processor and pulse together with vegetable mixture.
3.
Take a piece of plantain leave, add a teaspoon of oil and rub onto the leave. Add about 3 tablespoons of the vegetable mixture and top with about 1 ½ tablespoons meat filling.
4.
Fold one side over the filling; fold opposite side in, folding around until there is no excess vertically. Fold in the ends to completely close in the filling. Tie cooking string around like a gift to secure.
5.
Place the pasteles into a large pot of boiling water and let cook for 45 minutes. Carefully unwrap and serve.
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