hi this is Amanda Torres from the curious coconut comm and I'm going to teach you how to make a Puerto Rican dish Espaillat today all right let's dive right in you're gonna be working with parchment paper and or banana leaves and in this case you can see I've got parchment paper and a small piece of banana leaf you're first gonna oil it that's some lard that's been dyed with annatto which is optional you'll see that on the recipe on my website then you measure out a half a cup of the dough from masa which as you'll see on my recipe it's made from green bananas a tropical squash called calabaza and a tropical root that's called malanga so you spread it out with the back of a spoon into a thin even layer then you scoop out a couple of tablespoons worth of your meat filling mixture this is chicken and it's smooth with sofrito and also has capers and culantro then you add olives and then the fun part is wrapping it and that's really what this video is about I'll just let you watch because it's easier to see you fold away from you up if you're using paper you're gonna have to fold a little crease on the top you'll see that in a second but what you're gonna do as you'll see that I'm doing in the video is you know kind of forming the shape that's supposed to be a rectangle and you do that with your hand this is where you're kind of feeling the top with a 1/2 inch or so old and then you fold the top over and try to meet the edge where you folded it initially you see it's a little shy here and then me and then you so you kind of shape the sides and just be careful not to press too hard because if you do you can kind of push it out the opposite edge its gentle movements with your hands if so you'll really feel it when you're doing it yourself then comes the tying which is a little tricky so you really just have to watch this this is why I made the video because I don't know how to explain the tying process on words it's really not that hard once you get the hang of it but you'll have to play around with it a few times and maybe watch this on repeat a few times and it's like wrapping presents though these really are like food presents they're so tasty a lot of work goes into making them and they're just a real treat to eat and there you have it so now I'm going to show you how to do it just using banana leaf now this is the more traditional way it's exactly the same but you know I understand parchment paper may be easier it's certainly a lot less work compared to rinsing and drying all the banana leaves and cutting them the banana leaves do give it a flavor and of course it is the more traditional way that my in-laws great-grandparents would have done it using banana leaves but as you can see it's exactly the same process you have to be a little more careful when you're working with the leaves because they can tear but you can see you you just it's exactly the same process the only difference is that you have to use multiple leads to really get a firm feel because it is a leaf right so there can be small tears and you want to at least do two leaves and sometimes three leaves to make sure that none of your precious dough is going to leak out during the boiling cooking process again here's those tricky tying see you just got to watch it and wrap it around tie the pretty bow and then you move on to the other 37 Estella's that are left to bake and that's it you can find the full recipe on my website the curious coconut calm and I hope you enjoy the recipe and then I see you around the blog take care .
Video Description:
Pasteles are a beloved traditional dish from Puerto Rico. My mother-in-law, from the island, taught me her family recipe that has been passed down for generations.
Pasteles are naturally gluten-free and grain-free and are a wonderful, fun addition to your healthy paleo lifestyle.
You really have to watch how pasteles are made before attempting to do them yourself. Watch how to assemble and wrap them here.
If you need help peeling the green bananas, check out my other video:
March 06, 2021
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