Name: Pastelon (Puerto Rican Layered Casserole)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Lean ground beef - 1 pound; Tomato sauce - 1 cup; Sofrito - ⅓ cup; Green olives, finely chopped - 8; Crushed garlic - 1 teaspoon; Salt, divided - 1 teaspoon; Recao - ¼ cup; Dried oregano - ¼ teaspoon; Cooking spray - ¼ teaspoon; Vegetable oil - ¾ cup; Ripe plantains - peeled, halved, and each half cut lengthwise into 4 slices - 6 large; Large eggs - 5; Frozen French cut green beans, thawed and drained - 1 (9 ounce) package; Shredded mozzarella cheese - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Pastelon (Puerto Rican Layered Casserole)

1. Lean ground beef 1 pound

2. Tomato sauce 1 cup

3. Sofrito ⅓ cup

4. Green olives, finely chopped 8

5. Crushed garlic 1 teaspoon

6. Salt, divided 1 teaspoon

7. Recao ¼ cup

8. Dried oregano ¼ teaspoon

9. Cooking spray ¼ teaspoon

10. Vegetable oil ¾ cup

11. Ripe plantains - peeled, halved, and each half cut lengthwise into 4 slices 6 large

12. Large eggs 5

13. Frozen French cut green beans, thawed and drained 1 (9 ounce) package

14. Shredded mozzarella cheese 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Pastelon (Puerto Rican Layered Casserole)

1 . Stage

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned on the outside and no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes. Remove meat from pan; drain fat.

2 . Stage

Place tomato sauce, sofrito, green olives, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, recao, and oregano in the skillet. Cook and stir over medium-low heat for 5 minutes. Return ground beef to skillet; reduce to a simmer. Cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes more.

3 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

4 . Stage

Pour oil into a large skillet over medium-high heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Fry plantain slices until golden, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.

5 . Stage

Beat eggs thoroughly in a bowl; add 1/2 teaspoon salt.

6 . Stage

Line the bottom of the baking pan with half the plantains, overlapping as needed. Layer ground beef mixture, green beans, and remaining plantains; pour eggs on top. Top with mozzarella cheese.

7 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until eggs are set and cheese is melted, 20 to 25 minutes.