Baked Pastelle

Baked Pastelle

Instead of going through all the trouble of making individual Pastelles, creative Trini's have come up with a way to speed up the process (with a preparation time of 5 minutes) but with the same great taste of the traditional Pastelle.

Yes it is called Baked Pastelle; a dish now synonymous with Christmas in Trinidad and includes all the great ingredients and a little more that goes into individually wrapped Pastelles.

I would also make it for special family gatherings during the year.

Be sure to try my recipe:

Ingredients
1lb ground beef
1 1/2 cups cornmeal
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup cream corn
1 16oz tin whole kernel corn
1/4 cup pimentos, chopped
1/4 cup capers (optional)
4 tbsps Blue Band Margarine
4 tbsps Golden Ray Cooking Margarine
2 tbsps chopped onion
2 eggs slightly beaten
2 tsps crushed garlic
1 pack seedless olives
1/2 pound raisins
Salt and pepper to taste

Method
Saute beef, onion, garlic and pimentos for 10 minutes in melted margarine
Add olives, whole kernel corn, raisins and capers
Quickly stir in eggs, pepper, salt and golden ray margarine (allow to melt)
Next add milk and cornmeal in small portions to beef mixture
Add cream corn and cook on low heat until it leaves the side of pan
Place in ungreased dish and bake at 300 degrees F for 30 minutes
Remove from oven and let stand for 20 minutes before serving