It looks like Jennifer Lopez celebrated Christmas this year Latino style. The Puerto Rican star got together with family and boyfriend Casper Smart to make some traditional pasteles. Yum! J.Lo even tweeted a picture of it on Twitter captioned "Authentic #lanavidadboricua making #pasteles #christmaseve #nochebuena @beaucaspersmart @trios22 @drios818 @tdrios215." Did I mention everyone is dressed in pajamas in this snap? Cutest Christmas family photo ever!
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I don't know about you, but the holidays just aren't the same for me without pasteles en hojas. They are very similar to Mexican or South American tamales and they're SO delicious. In my family we have them for nochebuena and New Year's Eve. The traditional Caribbean dish which is especially popular among Puerto Rican and Dominican families takes a ton of work. So I looked long and hard to find you a recipe that anyone can follow. Check it out!
Pasteles de plátano en hoja
Ingredients:
1 unripe plaintain
1/2 lb of malangas
1/2 lb of yams
1 1lb of auyama (Caribbean pumpkin)
1 teaspoon of seasoning powder
1 quarter cup of milk
1 /2 lb of ground meat
1 tablespoon of tomato paste
1 teaspoon of slat
1 small red onion, diced into very small cubes
1 green pepper, diced into very small cubes
Black ground pepper
3 plantain tree leaves
String (the kind use for tying ham while cooking)
1/2 cup of Ketchup or tomato sauce
1 teaspoon of hot sauce
Get the full recipe directions at Dominicancooking.com.
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