Word of the Day: Pasteles

My coworker is from Puerto Rico, and is the father of 4 children, so, obviously, he knows about pregnant women and their cravings. So, his mom made some pasteles, and he brought me a few to try. So good! I ended up buying a dozen from her.

I'm including a recipe for it. I won't be making it any time soon (it takes WAY too much time) but at least I have some frozen ones that I can enjoy whenever I like. The recipe is vegetarian, but the version I've eaten has chicken in it.

Click the picture for the recipe :)

Once you remove the banana leaves, this is how it looks.