Welcome to Jeff & Jo’s Puerto Rican Kitchen, where we share easy-to-make, authentic Puerto Rican recipes. With the Christmas season upon us, it’s time to show everyone how to make the quintessential Puerto Rican holiday dish, Pasteles. Don’t let anyone dissuade you by telling you how hard these are to make! We’re going to show you an easy recipe for pasteles, that you can make for your friends and family this Christmas.

Ingredients:

Filling:

4 tbs vegetable oil
2 lbs cubed beef chuck (or pork shoulder or butt, if you prefer)
2 onions, chopped
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup sofrito
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup olives and pimentos
2 packets of sazon
1 tsp adobo
1 cup water

Achiote Oil:

1 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup achiote seeds (aka annatto seeds)
2 bay leaves
2 cloves garlic

Dough:

3 lbs yautia
2 lbs green bananas
1 lb green plantains
1 cup of simmering liquid, reserved from your meat filling
4 tbs achiote oil
1.5 tsp salt

Check out our blog with ingredients and step-by-step here: https://www.jeffandjopr.com/post/trad…