How To Pasteles En Hoja Recipe Plantain Tamales

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: ground turkey

Chicken breast is leaner, while ground turkey is often less expensive.

banana leaves

💰Cheaper: aluminum foil

Aluminum foil can be used for wrapping if banana leaves are unavailable.

Grate the green bananas, green plantains, white malanga, and yellow malanga or pumpkin using a food processor.

Add milk and a little bit of salt to the processor, along with half of the seasoning.

If the mixture gets dry, add more milk as needed.

Shred the chicken and season it with the same seasoning used for the dough.

Wash the plantain leaves in a hot bath and cut them to size.

Spread the dough on a piece of plantain leaf, place the filling in the middle, and gather the corners together.

Wrap the filling by tying the corners of the leaf together like a gift, with one side and one middle tie, finishing with a bow.

Cook the wrapped pasteles in hot water for 45 minutes to 1 hour at medium heat.

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