Super Easy Pasteles de Yuca - Using Pre-Ground Dough

When you say pasteles, most people think of the traditional pasteles de masa, but there are many different kinds. One of the most popular variants is pasteles de yuca. As the name suggests, these delicious pasteles are made with yuca (rather than the green banana/yautia/yuca mix) and they are incredibly delicious! And since we are making them using pre-ground masa, they are also super quick and easy!
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Ingredients:
Filling:
2 lbs boneless chicken thighs (cut into small pieces)
½ cup sofrito
1 medium yellow onion diced
8 oz (1 can) tomato sauce
3 tbs vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic chopped
½ cup chopped green olives
1 tsp sazon
1 tsp adobo
Masa:
6 lbs frozen “masa de yuca”/ grated cassava (e.g. bellinsinternationalgrocery.c...)
½ cup achiote oil (check out this video for how to make this oil: • How to make Puerto Ric... )
1 cup chicken broth (1 cup water, 1 packet cubitos en polvo)
4 tbs vegetable shortening
4 tsp salt
For Wrapping:
Green Banana Leaves
Parchment Paper
Twine
Achiote Oil
Achiote Oil (not in video, but check our earlier video: • How to make Puerto Ric... )
1 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup achiote seeds (aka annatto seeds)
2 bay leaves
2 cloves garlic
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[@lizaaa2590]

I lost my abuelita to covid its been a hard 2 years. We used to make pasteles together when I was a kid but I kind of forgot the wrapping process. Thanks for the video. Now my family doesn't have to miss an amazing traditional meal

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Wow! Thanks for this comment. Wishing you a wonderful holiday season.

[@Damianplaza]

Oh wow finally i now know it's made with the cassava I find at my market! Gracias! This video is amazing. Following from now on!

[@donnabeardborges1720]

Thank you so much for the video! I’m planning to make them soon!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yay!

[@marilucruz4162]

Delicious thank you for the video.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You are welcome!!

[@karenleach6427]

Thank you I will make this for sure

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Great to hear!

[@judytorres8415]

Thanks for the recipe. Happy Holidays

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You're welcome! Hope you like it and happy holidays to you too! ❄🎄🎅

[@marisolfuentes1612]

Just made my traditional yuca pasteles yesterday wish I would’ve seen your video before so I could’ve used your wrapping method, it’s genius & definitely the easiest way I’ve ever seen! Also I had seen the yuca masa in the store but didn’t trust it so I grated my yuca, but seeing you use pre-grated yuca gives me the green light to use it the next time I make them! Thank You !!!

[@carmencamacho2520]

Hi Jo, I am so glad you made this video. I saw those bags of yuca in the super market and wasn't sure if it was a good idea to purchase. I going back tomorrow and buying a few bags because your pasteles came out beautiful. Dios los bendiga. ❤🙏🏼

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Bendiciones para usted también! Yes, it’s a great way to save time and with the few adjustments we showed you they come out really good!!

[@MizzRivera86]

I want to try!!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You should definitely give it a try! ☺️

[@farjado1]

Very nice.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thanks! 🤗🤗

[@taz2k1]

I made them for thanksgiving and they came out beautiful a little big to be honest I should of made it smaller but my grandma was so proud it made me so happy thank you so much ❤️❤️🫶

[@sherrancehenderson5915]

Thank you❤❤❤❤🎅🎄

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You're welcome! And happy New Year!

[@agostolynda]

Thank u for sharing I'm doing pasteles de yuca

[@lcastillo1920]

Thank you for this great video , my husband is Puerto Rican and I'm Italian . His Mom wasn't the best cook . I had some PR girlfriends show me how to make certain dishes for my husband but never how to make pasteles, great tips!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You are welcome!!!

[@dianaV1212]

Joe thank you thank you thank you for being the only video that uses the already ready yucca massa... Hello not everybody has time to sit there and peel and cut and cook😀 Aint no shame in your game, thank you thank you thank you Joe. Love your videos keep up the good work and don't let nobody hate onobody hate on you you guys are awesome

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thank you so much!

[@bellatrina45]

I live in AZ and that dough isn't sold locally. But I used 6Lbs of partially boiled Yuca and 4.5 cups of water besides all the other ingredients in this recipe. It worked like a charm! The Masa looked wonderful. Thanks! I did not find the masa ingredients for the traditional pasteles, so Yuca was a a tasty alternative!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Oh wow! Awesome.

[@rosebeauty2849]

Have to try this thank you I’m 7 months pregnant and craving these lol gracias ❤

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Awesome! How did they go?

[@TheBerny32]

Wow!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

😊☺️😋

[@user-qm3mv2ek6j]

I am trying this right now xoxoxoxo

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yay!

[@msglory2121]

Yummy 😋

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

😁

[@elizabethnafpliotis7806]

Making mine this weekend. Thank you

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Whohoo! Good luck!

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[@Victorious200567]

Hi new to this channel. My sis from another mother just turned me on to you both. Thank you 😊. Last winter mom and I made Pasteles de Yuca using fresh Yuca. It took us 9 hours from start to finish. Peeling, deveining the yuca was not fun. We made 80 of them. It was too much work. Looking forward to getting to the supermarket to look for the frozen masa and making a small batch next week. Thanks for showing a faster way of making them. Feliz Navidad 🎄

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yay, thanks for joining us! 🤗 And wow! You made ALOT of pasteles! Thats awesome. But yeah, frozen masa can really simplify the whole project and makes small batches way more manageable. Good luck! 🙌

[@ChefAndreMaxwell]

I love Yucas! New Subscriber!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Whoohoo! Thanks for joining 🤗😍

[@ChefAndreMaxwell]

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[@scarlett-art5157]

This is an interesting recipe. Will it have same texture or quality if steamed not boiled? Thank you.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Not sure. Traditionally they are boiled and not steamed

[@backyardq1850]

New to the channel and I’m eager to learn the culture of the food.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yay! Thanks for joining us 😄 just let us know if you have any questions.

[@alicenieto3162]

I just stumbled on to your channel and I am so happy I did. The last of my family members who made pasteles are gone and your Video gave me hope that I may just be able to pull off trying to make them myself. Thank you so much for posting and happy happy holidays.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Hi Alice, so glad you found us! I'm sorry to hear about your family members, but I have the utmost confidence that you'll be able to make some pasteles. And the great thing about food is that it has a way of really reaching into our memories and reminding us of the great times we've had in the past. And that's my holiday wish for you! Feliz Navidad! 🎄❄️🤗

[@nereidabonilla5329]

Okay I made the juca patellas okay I put two in the oven at 350 for an hour. And I have 2 boiling how long do the ones that are boiling take?

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

If the pasteles are fresh, they should take about 45 mins to one hour boiling. Good luck!

[@qns11420]

Your method looks so easy. I'll be experimenting next week. My wife likes empanadas (yuca pasteles that's cook in the oven). Substituting aluminum paper for the parchment paper can I use this recipe? Thanks keep cooking!

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Oh yes, empanadas are awesome. We are actually putting out that video next week but we use the same recipe with the aluminum foil like you said so you should be totally fine!!

[@qns11420]

@@nolbertojcales1186 I agree with you. My mom insists on calling them that. Listen at her age she can call a cat a tiger.

[@queenjefe]

But your mom was borne before you and knows more than you. In the oven they are called empanadas de yuca. Knowledge is power! Have a nice day

[@nancym122]

If I don’t have the shortening I what can I replace it with??

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You can use vegetable oil instead or just omit it.

[@raskolv7118]

Aloha from Hawaii. Um what is the white paper you are using? Curious. K I'm going to wait for an answer. Thank you.😎🤙🤙👣👣👣👣🌺🌴🌴🌴🌴

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Aloha!!! The white paper is parchment paper - they sell it in Latino grocery stores here already pre-cut

[@wandayanez2454]

First thank you for the recipe. I’ve never tasted this before. I’m trying my hand on it to make it. No I’m from Sacramento California and we don’t have a lot of Puerto Rican food here. I hunted down the Yucca grated in anAsian store. I have all my ingredients. What size is the parchment paper to wrap the Yucca pasteles ?

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

The paper is about 12x15 inches. So excited for you that you were able to track down the yuca!

[@wandayanez2454]

I finished making 16 Pasteles de yuca. They are superb! My pastels are 9” long. What size size are yours? I couldn’t tell by the video. I will help to if put something in comparable size.

[@maddyrodriguez5048]

I also live in California. I buy a box of paper for tamales from Smart & Final. It's the same paper and you can store the rest for years to come.

[@careygonzalez2829]

so... bought a tub of Goya sofrito and instead of being green, its red. does this make a difference? also mine seems more 'watery' than what you seem to use.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Sometimes the sofrito will be red because they use red peppers (vs green) but it should be fine. The watery-ness shouldn't be a problem, you just need to cook it a little bit longer, in order to boil all the water off. Good luck!

[@careygonzalez2829]

@@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen thanks. that works out even better as my wife has problems with green peppers. appreciate you responding on xmas. hope you had a good one

[@careygonzalez2829]

made my first batch. first time ever eating pasteles de yuca. do you find that the yuca is gritty... almost like tapioca? mine did not come out smooth as the ones made traditionally with grn banana and taro and plantain. appreciate your responses and help...

[@queenjefe]

Nothing like homemade sofrito!

[@owenolayo3840]

You were on top creator of the rise

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Crazy, right?!

[@jenniferthompson5268]

Can you use a blender for the dough instead of whisking it by hand and then adding the olives after it's smooth?

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

No, don’t try to do the blender. It will really change the consistency of the pastel, maybe you like it but it will be different

[@rosaguzman2791]

Like they look so good god Bless

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

😃😃 Thanks!

[@angelbonner7944]

What was the intro song

[@Mira_NY]

I am pescatarian. Only animal I eat is fish. Besides eggs and dairy. Any suggestions for fish version... maybe shrimps or similar?? I miss pasteles.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Hey there! Why don’t you try a vegetarian meat substitute instead. We have a video for how to prepare that for pasteles here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaTXc3mFppubkJI Using fish or seafood it’s not something we have seen or try

[@alicenieto3162]

Thank you.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You're welcome! 🤗🤗

[@loudward0]

I grew up on fried yuca an never knew you could make this with them lol Cuban family members

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Mmm, fried yuca is delicious! And yeah, lots of applications for yuca 😃

[@queenjefe]

If you had yuca frita you must of had yuca con mojo.

[@Satinmermaid125]

Aren’t you supposed to drain the yuca first?

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

No need to do that.

[@maddyrodriguez5048]

It's chewy because you didn't drain the Yuca. I made that mistake as well.

[@mjidkidspeeps8908]

You lost me with the shortening. Never used it! Any suggestions for a substitute? Or can I just omit it completely?

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

You can certainly omit it. You can also just use some oil. We found that it improved the texture

[@barbarayakeen940]

I cnt find recipe

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

It’s in the video description. You can also find it at www.jeffandjopr.com/post/super-easy-pasteles-de-yuca-using-pre-ground-dough

[@josephinepadilla9150]

For Central Americans and Mexicans this are tamales. I really would like to try them.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Yeah! Definitely similar to tamales, just with yuca instead of corn and banana leaves instead of corn husks.

[@josephinepadilla9150]

@@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen in Central America we use banana leaves too, it depends what kind of tamales we are making, I love yuca and I am pretty sure this tamales or pasteles are delicious. Thanks for sharing.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

@@josephinepadilla9150 Thanks for sharing Josephine! I never knew that tamales were also sometimes made with banana leaf! I'll have to find those somewhere and try them 😃😃

[@queenjefe]

They might look similar to the tamales but they are totally different. These pasteles are made from yucca. Tamales are made from corn. The seasoning is totally different on the meat and the masa and pasteles are boiled. Tamales are not boiled they are steamed upright and water is not supposed to touch. Puerto Rican pasteles are de guineos & a few other things called vianda and also de yucca.

[@maddyrodriguez5048]

Tamales and pasteles are not to be confused. The seasonings and ingredients are different. Some people think they are the same and end up disappointed and not liking pasteles, because they are expecting them to taste the same. Yuca, green bananas, taro, etc. are acquired tastes.

[@bryanolivares134]

Hi

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Hola!

[@thompsonkjones9213]

Tu tiene un receta para acer arroz con gandule

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Si, lo tenemos tambien! 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hF7SlICLaayiq5Y

[@benvale4887]

Lo más importante para un arroz con gandules es el sofrito!. Todo Los Boricua sabemos como hacerlo.! Pero el arroz con gandules muchos lo hacen diferente con carne adentro. Y originalmente y el que hacía mi abuela no. Ella usaba solo los gandules; días antes recojidos de la árboles y esgranados... Eso fué un proceso extrénuo en como poder recojer los benditos Gandules Verdes!. Pero La recompensa de saborear ese Plato Tipico de PUERTORICO queda Grabada eternalmente en nuestra mentes y en nuestra corazones. Y es un honor conocer varios formas en como hacerlo, Especialmente como Jeff and Jo's PUERTORICAN Kitchen's recipe has it on their individual video, It is so Delicious.!!! *People forget that Gandules have to be harvested. They grow on big trees about 10 feet tall do well on mountains rockery terrain's, of the West area of PUERTORICO, and they are on season Now. Happy Christmas!

[@shadaiaquino4313]

I wrap mine in aluminum foil.

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[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

🙌😃

[@cycarr1434]

Forgot the garbanzo!!

[@robramos3513]

Why add shorting to the mix is so unhealthy. My mom and aunts never did.

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Rob - doubt your mom and aunt were using the pre-made dough, for that it helps with the texture. Completely agree that if making from scratch don’t need the shortening.

[@vadnissan85]

I can't watch you because the subtitles is to big😢

[@Caroba7]

Hit the CC "close caption" button.

[@karenleach6427]

Very up dated and time consuming well done

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Thank you!!

[@PedroMacillas-ek3te]

Es mas lo que alas quelo que ensenas

[@PedroMacillas-ek3te]

Alas mucho y presumes con tu ingles

[@k3hmoob491]

Yummy 😋

[@JeffandJosPuertoRicanKitchen]

Mmm! Indeed 😃😋