Elisa's Potato Meat Pie (Pastelon de Papa). Great recipe for Elisa's Potato Meat Pie (Pastelon de Papa). I don't know the name in English, so I just called Potato Meat Pie. Recently I found out that there is a recipe called Shepherd Pie that is kind of similar.

Elisa's Potato Meat Pie (Pastelon de Papa)

Add the beef, salt & pepper to the pan and cook. Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Pastelón de Papas is a complete meal in itself, and a popular dish in which you can use the filling of your choice, although here you can find the beef filling, which is the most popular version. Jemand kann sicher haben Elisa's Potato Meat Pie (Pastelon de Papa) using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Elisa's Potato Meat Pie (Pastelon de Papa)

  1. Bereiten of Potatoes.
  2. Bereiten 4 lb of potatoes.
  3. Du brauchst 4 oz of Cream cheese.
  4. Du brauchst of Meat.
  5. Es ist 1/2 lb of ground beef.
  6. Du brauchst 3/4 cup of Smoked Cooked Ham, chopped.
  7. Du brauchst 1/2 packages of of Bacon, cut the name small strips.
  8. Du brauchst 1 small of green pepper.
  9. Bereiten 1/2 medium of onion.
  10. Du brauchst 2 tbsp of Sofrito (the recipe is in my profile).
  11. Du brauchst 2 tbsp of olive oil, extra virgin.
  12. Du brauchst 1 bunch of cilantro.
  13. Du brauchst 1 of Salt & Pepper.
  14. Bereiten of Topping.
  15. Es ist 1 of egg.
  16. Du brauchst 1/2 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese.
  17. Bereiten 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.

Of course, the king of pastelones is Pastelón de Plátano Maduro – raise your hand if you disagree. I don't know the name in English, so I just called Potato Meat Pie. Recently I found out that there is a recipe called Shepherd Pie that is kind of similar. Pour meat mixture over the plantains and top with Cheddar cheese.

Elisa's Potato Meat Pie (Pastelon de Papa) Anleitung

  1. Preheat the oven to 400..
  2. Chop the onion, pepper & cilantro.
  3. On the stove, Put it on a pan and add the onions, peppers, smoked ham, bacon, cilantro, sofrito, olive oil, and fry for some seconds, until the onion is glossy..
  4. Add the beef, salt & pepper to the pan and cook..
  5. Peel the potatoes and cut them in small squares, add plenty salt to the water and boil..
  6. When the potatoes are done, mash them, add the cream cheese and add 2 tablespoons of the grease from the cooked meat and mix it very well. (You can add more or less grease from the meat.).
  7. In a greased pan, put one half of the potatoes on the bottom, put a level of meat on top and them add the rest of the potatoes..
  8. Beat the egg and pour it on top..
  9. Add the cheeses..
  10. Put it in the oven until golden..
  11. Wait it to cool a little, cut and serve!.
  12. Enjoy!!.

Spread remaining mashed plantains over the cheese.. Or substitute with mashed potatoes and voilá! You saved Pastelon de Platano Maduro (Dominican-Style Yellow Plantain Pie) to your Favorites. This Mashed Potatoes and Beef Casserole is as easy as they come. The pastelon de papas is, I believe, the Latin version of a Shepherd's Pie.