Best 6 Ripe Banana Or Plantain Casserole Recipes

PASTELóN (PUERTO RICAN PLANTAIN "LASAGNA")

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F: Lightly grease a 10x10 casserole dish (for a thicker pastelón) or 9x13 casserole dish (for a thinner pastelón) with nonstick cooking spray or butter.

PASTELóN DE PLáTANO MADURO [RECIPE + VIDEO] RIPE PLANTAIN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Find recipe and instructions for filling here.
• Peel the plantains and boil adding 1 teaspoon of salt to the water. Once the plantains are fork tender (15 - 20 mins), remove them from the heat.
• Take the plantains out of the water right away, and mash them with a fork. Add the butter and keep mashing until it is very smooth with no lumps.
• Grease a 1-inch tall baking pan. Put half of the plantain mixture in the baking pan. Cover with half of the cheese. Cover the cheese with the meat. Cover with the remaining plantain mixture. Cover with the rest of the cheese.
• Cook in preheated oven to 350 °F [175 °C] until the top is golden brown.
• It will be easier to serve if you wait five minutes after removing it from the oven.

RIPE BANANA (OR PLANTAIN) CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Bake the bake bananas (plantains) for about 25 minutes. Let them cool and peel.
• Mash the bananas (plantains) and add the eggs, ground cinnamon, coconut milk, ½ cup melted butter and sugar.
• Pour into a casserole dish.
• In a medium bowl mix all the topping ingredients, until well combined.
• Sprinkle over the banana (plantain) mixture and bake at 350°F for about 40 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve.

PASTELóN

Steps:

• Prepare the plantains: Line a sheet pan with paper towels; set aside. Cut off the ends of each plantain. With the tip of a knife, score plantains lengthwise and peel off the skin. Using a serrated knife or chef's knife, cut each plantain in half lengthwise, and then halve again lengthwise so you end up with 24 long slices. (If some of the slices break or are unevenly shaped, that's OK! Carry on.)
• In a large cast-iron or heavy skillet, heat 1 cup oil over medium-high to between 350 and 375 degrees. Working with 4 to 6 slices at a time, depending on what fits, fry plantains until deep golden brown, turning halfway through, about 6 minutes total. Transfer fried plantains to the prepared sheet pan and cook remaining plantains; set aside. (Let oil cool, then strain and reserve for another use.)
• Prepare the sofrito: Put onion, bell pepper, ají dulce chiles (if using), garlic, cilantro and culantro (if using), in a food processor; blend until it becomes a rough, wet purée. (You should have about 1 cup sofrito).
• Prepare the picadillo: In a large, heavy skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium until it shimmers. Add the sofrito and cook, stirring often, until purée thickens and starts to brown, about 5 minutes. Add the beef and stir in the salt, pepper, cumin, paprika and oregano. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is evenly cooked and no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Turn off heat. Push meat mixture to one side, and carefully tilt skillet so that the fat from the meat collects at the bottom of the tilted pan; spoon off and discard as much of this excess fat as you can.
• Return the skillet to medium heat. Add the chopped tomatoes, wine and tomato paste and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes fall apart and the liquid starts to reduce, about 10 minutes. Turn off heat and stir in olives and raisins, if using. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Picadillo can be made up to 2 days in advance. Rewarm it in a pan on the stove before proceeding with recipe.)
• Prepare the pastelón: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with butter. Whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt and set aside.
• Lay half the fried plantain slices along the bottom of the baking dish crosswise, piecing any broken pieces together to form an even layer. (If there are small gaps in the plantain layer, this is OK.) Top with half the picadillo (about 2 cups), smoothing it into an even layer, then sprinkle half the cheese on top in an even layer. Repeat with another layer of plantains then the remaining picadillo. Pour the whisked eggs evenly over the picadillo layer and spread it so it settles down into the pastelón. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
• Bake the pastelón until the egg is cooked, the cheese is melted and the layers are set, 20 to 30 minutes. Cut into squares and serve hot.

COOKED PLANTAIN BANANAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Make a cut lengthwise on the plantain peel; open it and cut the plantain into two halves, again lengthwise.
• Grease a baking sheet or cover a sheet with foil; place the plantain over is peel on the tray.
• Insert the cloves, distributing them evenly along the two halves.
• Sprinkle some of the raw sugar and allspice over.
• Put small amounts of butter or oil on the plantain halves and sprinkle the coconut or cheese over top.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until the plantain become golden.
• Remove from oven and discard cloves.

BANANA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Microwave 4 tablespoons of the butter in small dish until melted; add the raisins and brandy and let the raisins "plump up".
• Lightly butter a 2 quart baking casserole.
• Use the remaining butter to "butter" the bananas.
• Arrange half of the banana halves in the casserole.
• Sprinkle half of the brown sugar on top.
• Sprinkle with half of the raisin mixture and all of the pecans.
• Repeat the layering with the remaining ingredients.
• Bake until bubbling, about 30 minutes.
• Let rest 5 minutes, then serve hot.