Free Range Friday ~ Pastalon

A few weeks back my friends David and Debbie and I ate at Susie's, with pastalon being one of the dishes ordered. They were so taken with it, David decided to give it a try the other day, back in their own home kitchen. Here's what happened.

"I made pastelon for dinner tonight. I used ground pork instead of beef. I was lucky to find very ripe plantains, most of the time they are hard and green.

All photos courtesy of David

Got the recipe from a Puerto Rican cooking site. 

 It was fun to make and turned out delicious."

For the recipe, go to the The Noshery blog. I know from when I used to shop in the states that it's possible to get a mixed ground meat package of beef, pork and lamb, which I think would also work really well with this. 

Love a meal that you had while eating out? Be inspired and try making it at home! Buen provecho!

David added:

"Tell everyone HoundDog is doing great! He's so happy with us and we dearly love him. Perfect fit for all of us."

Have a familiarizing Friday. Do something firsthand.