Pastelon de Platano Maduro (Dominican-Style Yellow Plantain Pie) Recipe

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.

Place plantains and salt into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until plantains turn a darker yellow; add 1 cup water to the pot bring to a boil and cook until tender about 15 minutes. Drain.

Mash plantains milk and butter together in the pot until smooth.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir ground beef onion bell pepper tomato sauce garlic and chicken bouillon adding water if mixture gets too dry in hot oil until beef is browned and cooked through 10 to 12 minutes.

Spread 1/2 of the mashed plantains into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour meat mixture over the plantains and top with Cheddar cheese. Spread remaining mashed plantains over the cheese.

Bake in the preheated oven until plantains are golden and filling is bubbling about 10 minutes.