How to Make Puerto Rican Pasteles step by step

In Puerto Rico, pasteles are a culinary recipe, especially around Christmas-time. The masa consists of typically grated green banana, , (yautía), , and pumpkins known as calabaza. It is seasoned with liquid from the meat mixture, , and annatto oil.
Ingredients
1 pork 9 pounds
Sofrito
Blender
1/2 onions
peppers
3 leaves culantro(Recao )
lemon or lime
9 fresh garlic
oil
4 fresh Oregano
salt to taste
Pepper to taste
2 envelope sazon con culantro y achiote
1 can of tomato sauce
2 to 3 tablespoon green olive'
water
ingredients for achiote oil
2 cups oil
1/4 cup annatto (Achiote ) seeds
banana leaves
string for pasteles
scissor
Papper for pasteles
gratter or pasteles machine
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[@ericalavallee4625]

Ty my grandma is from Bayamón. She’s in her 80’s n doesn’t cook anymore. Now I know how to make one of our favorite meals as a kid when she used to babysit me. It will be nice to sit and eat with her. Have a blessed day 💚

[@elizabethmiranda828]

I made your Pastales for the first time and they were delicious. I even made them again and shared them with my family, everyone loves them. My mother says they taste like the way her mother use to make them. Evelyn you have some great recipes, thanks for sharing.

[@kismetbridgeforth9131]

BEAUTIFUL - the food and how you're passing the tradition & culture to your grandbaby! That's what it's all about.

[@mariasoldi320]

The best part? When your granddaughter was helping you!! That's what I remember growing up, the assembly line in the kitchen with everyone in charge of doing something for the pasteles!! Labor of LOVE!!! Thank you for sharing this recipe.

[@mariearnold5999]

Maria Soldi how to make your Sofrito

[@anagomez4148]

My mom did the same thing with my two brothers and there sisters ❤️

[@ld8178]

Omg yes lol

[@melynp37]

My job as a kid helping my parents was cutting the strings and tying them up! 😂 somehow I mastered that at such a young age🤷🏻‍♀

[@LuisSanchez-jl7tk]

I'm I'm

[@KaWiReloaded]

I remember being in the assembly line making these with my family. Some amazing memories with my grandma, mom, aunties and cousins ♥️

[@itsPriscillaMarie]

Omg same 😩

[@francesrosa9517]

Sabrosura Puertorriqueña.🇵🇷.😋😋😋 Gracias Evelyn..muy buen video.amiga.🇵🇷

[@reitasfangirl]

@@itsPriscillaMarie omg thanks for the nostalgia trip! Same here ❤️

[@NVTwistedProductions]

I love you, and everything will be ok.

[@JoseSanchez-tx3fq]

Me too.

[@helenestraca4007]

I learned the hard way about the bananas! I never knew about Pasteles until my sister married a Puerto Rican man 20 + years ago. I offered to help him, who taught my sis, to make Pasteles. He warned me about the stains that I would get because of the green bananas and said to wear gloves. Needless to say, two weeks later and I was still trying to srub off the stains from my hands. The delicious outcome was worth the stains garnered by the green bananas. Just yum! Great vid.

[@sofia3684]

its a plantain not green banana 🥲

[@bap8195]

@@sofia3684 it's called Guineo not a plantain

[@DebbieTerry1210]

This is truly a labor of love making these. This is authentic, I remember my Puerto Rican Dad making these. My mouth is watering!!

[@sparkle2753]

I am so glad I grew up in that Era where everyone in the family played a roll in making them 🥰😁 such fond memories

[@GypsyTheGoatOnTube]

My aunt Mary made every Christmas, but remember she put 3 green olives in each for the trinity I think. She is gone and I miss pasteles, so thankyou very much

[@sharonlynngonzalez2509]

Man I miss pasteles I haven't had them in 11 years iam from. North Carolina and no has them here ❤❤❤🙏❤❤❤

[@NVTwistedProductions]

My aunt always had to send them to us from chicago cause noone else knew how to make them. Until I decided to do it myself, now mine taste better than hers lol.... and my wife is white and she helps me and we get them done in 4 to 5 hours. Love these and I'm glad for having Puerto rican blood.

[@gigilove7266]

I miss when my mother used to make this during the holidays. 😥♥️

[@ibetteb9419]

Hola Evelyn Great video !!! Who else is watching in 2019

[@TaissaArevalo]

MEEEEEEEEEEE

[@robertrodriguez9958]

Me to

[@hopecummins1944]

Me too! And I’m making it too!

[@irisdiaz9889]

Cute ibette

[@keishlam.carrerocruz2674]

2020 😂

[@Polo-bh5px]

Hola Puerto Rico boniqua Puerto Ricans 🇵🇷 And yes I am Puerto Rican 😀

[@tinacollazo119]

I love watching you Evelyn, thank you for sharing and keeping my roots alive with your recipes.

[@santosj424]

Thank you for the video it brought tears to my eyes remembering my mom making them and everyone had a Lil part to play. Love my boricua women the most beautiful thing God has created.

[@alexthehooligan]

I just finished making these with my Abuelo :) It was my first time making these, I have NEVER IN MY LIFE made pasteles before, so this was my first time. Abuelo said I was a natural :)

[@junejones9819]

I don't speak Spanish, but the Music has Flavor also..Native New york from Spanish Harlem,.😊👏👏. I am going go make some for myself. Thank you for the Video. 👏👏

[@yvettejones4249]

My mother always woke me up at 5 or 6:00 in the morning to help her. She would ask me to put my little finger on the string to help her. I was only like four years old but I enjoyed helping her.

[@nw0913]

Ugh this gave me so much nostalgia and kind of made me tear up… my gmom and my mom and I would sometimes sit around the table making pasteles and the whole family would gather and just enjoy her amazing food .. the music the kids playing the adults cracking jokes and reminiscing… what I would do to have that again… it takes me back .. I can almost smell the food and hear my family and feel the vibes as I watch this video .. don’t take family for granted guys.. stay blessed and stay humble always appreciate what you have .. even the small things .. even just being in the presence of your family… thank you for this video ❤

[@julieserrano4099]

thank you Evelyn, I am making pasteles for the first time because my mother used to always make them. It's so funny we never measure. It's all by sight. This helps. I subscribed.

[@MsTeck883]

Thank you for posting the English version of your wonderful recipes that. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

[@juliabrown4398]

They are delicious. I m a black woman with a p.rican son that 27 yrs old and my girlfriend showed me how to make it when I was 13 yrs old and every since I been making them in November so we can have them for Christmas and new year's. I showed my p.rican husband & son on how to make them. So every year they both help me make them we usually make about 150 of them and freeze them so we can have throughout the year. They are our all time favorite with are Puerto Rican rice beans. .which I cook lots of p.rican food daily. 😋😊..... I love to cook anyway...but I'm glad to see your recipe here in English..great job..👍👍

[@DavidTorres-wn3vx]

I’m

[@Musicofthenyt]

I love how the Xmas tree is on in the background. My family always buys a whole bunch and eat them for Xmas dinner. ❤️❤️

[@dk-oi2iu]

This is a family ordeal. Fifty years ago everyone would make these at my grandparents house. There was always 20 or 30 of us helping. Everyone had their specific job. We were the children in charge of peeling the banana and plantano as well as grating them. We were very poor so no fancy graters or food processor. My grandfather would make holes on the bottom of an empty coffee can with a nail and we used that to grate. The hands were all black once we were finished 😢 Only a few were allowed to touch the food with bare hands and assemble the pastele in the kitchen. Grandma was very strict. We would sneak in to steal candy from the dish on the table on occasion 😂 These are some of the best memories I have of my childhood. I love that your granddaughter is learning. I am one of two siblings out of seven that can still make this. The rest do not care to continue the tradition. It is hard work and is easier when the whole family helps, but the results are worth it and the memories created during the process are priceless! No matter how poor you may think you are in finance, you make up for it by being one of the richest in eternal love. Thank you for sharing ❤ My mother is visiting me from Hawaii in about a month. This is one thing I look forward to making for her 😊

[@john-davidrivera8429]

Que belleza, me hicistes llorar. Me accordance’s todo list tiempos placenteros Que tube en mi isla Bella.!

[@soniamarquez4680]

Omg they look delicious. I use to help my mom and dad make these, back in the old days. Thank you for sharing.

[@conniefoxx9813]

Thank you so much. My mother-in-law, God rest her soul, would send us pasteles every year . Now I'm trying to learn so I can make for my husband and sons.

[@masmurfs6696]

I truly appreciate you for showing step by step to makes my favorite family food my father pass away 24yrs ago an I beg my other side of the (Cartagena’s)family and was willing to pay an buy everything to make these for me but it’s seems I couldn’t get them to I don’t understand why an the rice an the fried potatoes with meat inside or is it green bananas deep fried I don’t remember I’m truly grateful to follow you and I love you for showing me how Serena Cartagena 💋💋🥰🥰Madison Wisconsin 53704🙏💋🍷🥰❣️

[@tiananunez2178]

Made them the first time by myself last year now I understand why it was a family thing with my aunts and grandmother

[@joelbarron5328]

Mira que chulería. Buen provecho.

[@raymondreyes9495]

Waooo that’s heaven food. You are a wonderful chef. It’s takes time and patience to make that wonderful food congratulations

[@angelafernandez4362]

My husband is boricua and he craves good Puerto Rican food all the time. Unfortunately, his side of the family lives too far to visit every weekend and there are NO Puerto Rican restaurants around me......so I'm trying to learn some recipes to make for him. I've always wanted to learn to make pasteles and your video makes it seem very easy! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe!

[@karajokoo]

¡Que ricos! Mira que yo guayé plátanos y guineos en vcantidades industriales y con u guayo, nada de esas maquinitas que facilitan todo. ¡Buen provecho!

[@Snacky_Cakes]

Wow, great job! The end result looked delicious! And that little girl was so adorable when she said it was her first time making pasteles😊❤

[@breahsaldana9251]

I've never had them before but I've had the Mexican tamales...trying some now...got them fr my neighbor...looks good

[@lpacheco06226]

miss when my grandma use to do these on the holidays

[@2cee1021]

I Miss my Mom And Grandmom so much!! Thank you for sharing this video!! Happy Holidays

[@CamilleGarriga]

Looks fantastic. Very good, authentic recipe. Thank you!

[@stephaniearroyo-reyes187]

Thank you Evelyn for the step by step video. I really appreciate. I am far from family, so watching you make pasteles brings me memories of back home. I plam on making my first pasteles this weekend before Navidad. God Bless YOU and your familia.

[@elizabethlamboy-wilson7335]

Wow! Watching you make these pastelles reminded me of when my mom used to make them. She is no longer here but and I miss her pastelles. You make them exactly like she use to make them. The only difference is that we didn't have a vegetable grating machine. I was always in charge of guallando.... I was like your granddaughter helping to wrap them up. I never really knew all the steps but since you have made this video, you can not imagine how wonderful it was to watch each and every step and now know exactly how to make them. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU so much for SHARING the PUERTO RICAN way of making PASTELLES. Gracias un million de veses.

[@silkbod343]

You made them like a boss...I love it...thank you for teaching this generation, esp me. Con mucho gusto y amor!!! Adios querida senora

[@feliciaw4710]

When I made these with my grandma we grated everything by hand. Green bananas, achiote, potato and yuca. She'd oven bake the pork with adobo and sazon, as well as seasoning the grated vegetables. Absolutely delicious!!

[@JamieXO]

Thank you for this ! Brings back so many memories of my aubelita making these for hours in the kitchen . I haven’t made them since . Thank your for this , now I can make them again . ❤️❤️ 🇵🇷

[@jonathan21151]

My grandma would make these for the whole building with her sisters, she would have me stack the extras in the freezer like a Scarface movie.

[@anagomez4148]

LoL... Your funny 😂😂😂

[@texastea5686]

🤣

[@RS-dq9pn]

I need Puerto Rican neighbors 😢😢

[@tayshacorrea2178]

💕 😆

[@daisydiaz3016]

😂😂

[@jhush201]

I use to help make these as a kid I don't remember much but I appreciate my them so much more now take a lot of work

[@exotic8967]

This was a beautiful video. Thank you so much for sharing. It was an easy video to understand. Thank you for sharing. Making this weend

[@belinalug6928]

❤️❤️😍😘 Love pasteles😘These are my favorite 😋

[@DrLili-DrawnByTheDevil]

Your sofrito looks so good! Blows goya out the water...

[@DBNEBMUSICGROUP]

Wow a lot of history in the ingredients! Thank you for posting La Reina!

[@eddieBoxer]

Man I can eat pastels all day, my mother made some for Christmas and thanksgiving.

[@jeannettecurbelo8054]

Such a delicious PR dish! Going to get the pastel machine soon cause it helps to speed the process

[@mariasantiago4978]

The machines are too expensive and you really don't need it. I use a blender. They come out great.

[@lisasilver1032]

Can't u Use a food processor

[@jeannettecurbelo8054]

@@mariasantiago4978 I feel like it’s to watered down that’s why I don’t use a blender or food processor.

[@jeannettecurbelo8054]

@@lisasilver1032 I feel it’s to watered down that’s the reason I don’t use a blender or food processor

[@theclayhouse4462]

OMG!!!! They look DELICIOUS!!!!! I love pasteles!!!! I can eat until I’m full then I have to eat one more:)❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jdjking]

My mouth was water the whole time. I'm gonna try it one day. Looks delicious!

[@fucker666477]

Go for it, they are really good tasting. Some Puerto Ricans (I'm born and raised in PR) will say this is sacrilege, but just a bit of ketchup on top gives a nice flavor balance.

[@chefboy-ar-d6312]

You can't make pasteles without love , this video proves it🤤🤤🤤

[@markeitaj8590]

I enjoyed this video. Cant wait to try. Thanks for sharing

[@nelleo2507]

I had to watch this video cos the pastelas looked a lot like Nigerian moi-moi. Same concept except we use beans instead of bananas and taro roots. Thanks for posting this. Merry Xmas 🎄

[@leelee4217]

Who Evers. Cooking this recipe, I 😍 YOU!

[@michellehogan382]

wow! I have a new appreciation for these!

[@evarivas9172]

Muchas gracias por ver por pri MN Era vez Como los ases. Cuando vivia en Nueva York Las amigas Puert Ricueñas nos davan y los ame. Ahora Vivo en Grecia y los are are a MI familia y amigos.

[@ConnieRolon]

Watching this made me think of my younger days w my Mom in the kitchen. I might attempt to make this.

[@juanagonzalez9566]

My go to recipe! Delicious!!!!!

[@samanthajackson6049]

Do you make any changes?

[@patricialaureano9217]

My job helping my mother was to help grate the verdura and later tie the pasteles up. She would use leftover meat to add to a pot of arroz con gandules YUM🇵🇷❤️ I sure miss her ❤️

[@anagomez4148]

Looks so yummy, I'm thinking of making some and I'm going to do it like you, my family used to make it but we put an olive in it but thank you for the video 😊❤️

[@basiaboyz7257]

Yeeessss I love them w olives!! Haven't found anyone that makes them with olives 😭

[@daisypacheco4297]

I’m making this weekend with my moms recipe. The video tweaks her way and they look so good 😊

[@angelamaysonet-cruz7218]

I remember my mom and I helping my grandmother make the pasteles. Gracias por este video

[@loquita000]

Gracias desde New Jersey!

[@MariahYanez]

I've had this before. Someone I use to know cooked this and it took hours. Now I see why. But, it was soooo good, that I never forgot it! That's how good this dish is! At first glance I thought they were tamales, but noooooooo.....NO NO NO!!!

[@kimip.3789]

Yummm! I've been learning gandule rice. Now it's time to put in the hard work and learn pastels :-)

[@TinyDancer888]

Arroz con gandules Pasteles

[@katherinevazquez917]

Que rico pasteles.me encantan tanto q me e comido asta 2 de un cantaso.grasias Evelyn y saludos a tu familia Dlb.m asia adelante Dtb.grasias por las resetas.todo te queda bien.

[@lisadoiron6]

I made pasteles for the first time yesterday!! They came out delicious!! Thank to this video!! Thank you so much!! Xoxo

[@carmengarcia3722]

I want to try but I’m scare

[@noblerrot]

L O V E IT!!!😃😃😃 & The music, freaking Awesome!!!

[@amyreyes5190]

I loved watching and learning how to make Puerto Rican Pasteles, it was slow and easy to follow. Thank you

[@californiagold3857]

It is an incredible amount of preparation and work to make pasteles. Luckily I have found a woman in the Sacramento area who makes them, and they are delicious. I can get them year-round. YUM! I am actually going to have 3 for lunch.

[@elizabethguzman9914]

Ami me gustan mucho los pastels boriquas pero para hacerlos es mucho trabajo,asi que mejor los compro.me encanta las recetas de. Evelyn ya e echo unas cuantas

[@katelabrada7732]

Thank you so much for doing this video!! I’m a gringa so I had to take a lot of notes. 😂 I will watch this video again and again! 👍🏻❤️ I cant wait to finally make my own!!! 👏🏻

[@barbararivera9960]

Que pasa si no le uso el aceite

[@juanmaldonado5541]

Wonderful to keep our heritage going

[@zayravargas4286]

Saludos desde Puerto Rico 🙌🇵🇷🙏💖.

[@sylvia4alvarez]

You are such a sweetheart. Love your recipe's. God bless you and always give you strength, peace and joy.

[@TheRvalentine6]

Evelyn Dominguez thank you so much fora blessing to make these pasteles it will be my first time but I think i could make it I love to cook and make this for holiday days you are a blessing to me '

[@devbachu7072]

Saludos desde Trinidad y Tobago caribe

[@susanohata3629]

Thank you for sharing, ❤ love pastele

[@isabelrios5021]

Thank you Evelyn for sharing your delicious recipe. 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

[@e.s.92]

A lot of work, but they look very good, I will make sure I try some when I go to Puerto Rico next month ( December) I can’t wait to go!!!!

[@franklinpayero8382]

Delicious food and fresh.

[@rabitoocasio681]

Wow muy bien lo voy a intentar hacer.

[@alopez9716]

Puerto Rican Pasteles Are The Best

[@denborrinquen]

I should be able to sell these at work. They look delicious. I can smell and taste them through the screen, lol, yummmyyy!

[@sarinarose2727]

Merry Christmas,thank you for sharing.. This brings back so many memories of me helping my mother and grandmother make them. They are both gone now but I have the memories and now this recipe,thank you.🎄

[@ana-mariaduran9051]

asobroso !!!hay restaurantes en florida que presentan estas delicias """"??????

[@aguadillajardinatlantico7251]

Se ven sabrosos esos pasteles ummm me encantan con arroz con gandules jamon ensalada de papa lechon asao y morcillas boricuas ummmm y de postre un tembleque de coco con canela en polvo por encima wepppaaaa boricua!!!

[@Lotz2bluvd]

I love the music

[@bklyn531]

Que Rico I smell and taste it while I'm watching this.

[@martinsantos1965]

Best food in the world

[@talktouasia6312]

My husband misses home and I really want to do something special for him. I only know how to make Japanese food I don’t have a clue what or how to make Puerto Rican food but I’ll be happy getting even a little close.

[@mariacamarena2645]

My favorite Puerto Rican dish!!

[@stevenmullins7528]

I love pastels. In Hawaii it is ono( good) . Roxanne's abuela used to make for me.

[@paulvelez6824]

thank you for this video i enjoyed every second

[@magoo9279]

I remember my Puerto Rican family use to make them for New Year's.

[@lorkayscatliffe3174]

tried this recipe it came out great ! made it for my pregnant fiance'

[@daylinefuentes3458]

I want to thank you so much, I’ve never done pasteles before and when i saw your video i gave it a try. They came out delicious 🙏🏽😋.

[@jessicakirk0187]

Omg!!! I FUKN LOVE PASTELES 😍🥰