Pastelon De Platano

• 3 garlic cloves
• 12 cup pitted olive
• pepper
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 12 medium onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons cooking wine
• 1 lb ground beef
• 13 cup raisins
• 6 plantains, ripe but not overripe
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese

1. Pour the olive oil in a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat.
2. Add the remaining ingredients included in (A).
3. SautZ for about five minutes.
4. Stir the ground beef into the ingredients already in the saucepan.
5. Cook for about ten minutes.
6. Add the raisins.
7. Continue to cook for another ten minutes or until the meat is cooked but not dry.
8. You may want to remove the bay leaves at this time.
9. Slice the plantains lengthwise.
10. Use a separate saucepan to fry the plantain slices over medium heat in two tablespoonfuls of olive oil.
11. Remove from the saucepan.
12. Wipe excess oil with paper napkings.
13. Use a deep square baking pan.
14. Grease thoroughly with about half of the melted butter.
15. Cover the bottom of the pan with a row of plantains.
16. Add enough of the cooked meat to make a layer, following the style for preparing lasagna.
17. Alternate rows of plantains and meat until both are used up.
18. Pour the remaining melted butter over the pie.
19. Sprinkle with the parmesan cheese.
20. Bake at 350 degrees for about twenty minutes.

garlic, olive, pepper, green bell peppers, onion, olive oil, bay leaves, cooking wine, ground beef, raisins, plantains, olive oil, butter, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pastelon-de-platano-257341 (may not work)