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Nutritional Values

🔥620kcal
💪25gProtein
🌾76gCarbs
🥑24gFat
🌿8gFibre
⚖️350 gServing

* Per serving · 350 g. May vary.

Pasteles en Hoja

How to order / say it
Say it Pasteles en Hoja — [Pahs-teh-lehs ehn Oh-ha]
Order I'd like the pasteles en hoja, please.
Locally Quisiera unos pasteles en hoja, por favor.
Say locally

Plantain dough filled with meats and vegetables, wrapped and boiled.

Why try it?

A festive Samaná dish, it captures the community spirit of family gatherings during celebrations, featuring local ingredients and traditional preparation methods.

How it tastes

The dish is savory with a soft and slightly sweet exterior from the plantain dough, enclosing a spiced meat filling that is hearty and satisfying.

Origin & History — first documented: 1890

Introduced in the late 19th century by agricultural workers, the dish was influenced by African and Taino cooking techniques using plantain and yuca.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🥕 300 g green plantains
  • 🥕 200 g yuca
  • 🥩 200 g pork
  • 🧄 2 cloves garlic
  • 🫒 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 🥕 1 red pepper
  • 🧄 1 onion
  • 🥕 5 leaves plantain leaves

Method

  1. 1 Mash plantains and yuca into a smooth dough.
  2. 2 Cook pork with onions, garlic, and red pepper until browned.
  3. 3 Wrap dough and filling in plantain leaves and boil until cooked.

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