How To Make Pastelles.

[PerfectNicolelyn]

I'm happy you posted this video, i saw the trouble you had with the cornmeal. You can also use a hand mixer,( the one you used for making cake) and blend the cornmeal, it comes together very well. I use this when I'm making coo coo. You won't be disappointed.

[djms718]

Chris you need to use Promasa Cornmeal and that will work great.

[hezqone]

My mouth is watering now LOL

[merciasound]

Hey Chris my friend, a HUGE thank you for this recipe. I managed to get all the ingredients from a jamaican market stall in birmingham, england! I also added a drop of Levi Roots reggae reggae sauce!! By the way, it's pronounced 'Wuss-ter-shire' sauce - believe me, I live a stones throw away from Worcester!

[dkDOWN3Z]

can i sub the ketchup for something else cause my cousin is allergic to tomatoes

[seygra20]

You should make paime (payme). I don't like paime but I would like to see how it is made.

[naturally4us]

Looks good. Great video!!!!!!!!!!!!

[islandgirl3330]

We always put some raisins in them.  At least that is how they made them when I was growing up.

[islandgirl3330]

If you live in the Downtown Toronto area and you shop at the St. Lawrence Market, you can get the banana leaves at a vegetable shop downstairs run by the Chinese. They keep them in their freezer. It is the shop opposite the place where they sell the squeezed juices. Hope this helps.

[locutz]

ah have a bottle of picalili chow chow dey fuh yuh chris lol

[Epiphanystone]

corn meal?....I like green banana as the base

[webgrl]

Oh and I buy Goya Masarepa it's the same fine pre cooked meal like what we use back home. It took a lot of trial and error to find something that works so i hope that helps anyone outside of trini. I buy my masarepa at Giant grocery store and i think Shoppers has it as well (i'm in VA)

[waytooschoolforcool]

@webgrl thanks for the tip. goya is popular here and i've never hears of promasa, so maybe that one will be easier to find.

[webgrl]

Chris, GOYA brand has banana leaves in the frozen section of most grocery stores.

[roxannehoward2004]

I love your recipes. You keep it real! I am going to try this recipe for New Years. I used your stew chicken recipe and it was a big hit! - Thanks again. I miss Trini...

[julliana2ify]

Hi Chris I use Promasa yellow cornmeal just add the hot water to it with salt and a little brown sugar and roll it into balls ....It is always nice to see another recipe for pastelles... I use greaseproof paper and and then i wrap them in foil, when I cant get banana leaves ..even when i use the banana leaves I still wrap them in foil ..the banana leaves give a lovely flavour to the pastelles...Thanks for sharing as usual

[karen79054]

Thanks for the recipe Christ 

[rostant999]

dont use a spoon buy a wisk so you dont get lumps

[cwss4joe]

Chadon Beni is also known as Culantro. There is another seasoning named Cilantro and resembles the leaf of the Celery Plant. For those who do not have a Steamer, you can place a Colander in a large pot, adding water to the pot just below the level of the bottom holes of the Colander. Place your pastelles in the Colander and cover the Pot. Steam the Pastelles for at least twenty minutes.

[MsTovlu]

Idk if it bugs you when people ask for alternatives... buuuuut what else can i wrap them with? I live in a small town and i won't be able to find banana leaves -___-

[caribbeanpot]

@MsTovlu use tin foil.. a good tip would be to wrap them in parchment paper first before the tin foil.

[MsTovlu]

@caribbeanpot yay ty! i was actually thinking of using tin foil, but I wasn't sure if it would cook the same when steamed

[Trinii1]

Thanks Chris. I will definitely try this Recipe for New Years Eve.

[briklayr1]

Great recipe Chris! However for the dough, I was taught by someone to do it much easier! Here's how: in a bowl of hot water, add some butter ( about 3 tbsps) and a pack or two of Maggi chicken flavor d pot. Whisk in the corn meal till the desired consistency is reached. Do try it wouldn't disappoint ! B

[caribbeanpot]

@briklayr1 Thats the way I learned as well.. but this corn meal was not working like that for some reason. this is why I ended up improvising and cooking it a bit.

[ddjoseph1]

A pastelle press will help immensely to flatten the dough, if not you can use a rolling pin to do so. When you are through you can put the wrapped pastelle in a foil square and fold again. Eating it with chow chow (pickled vegetables) and pepper sauce is the bomb! Usually we season the meat a bit more with fresh vegetables. There is an art in mixing the dough that you must master. Love this dish! Thanks for sharing

[caribbeanpot]

@ddjoseph1 yea, a press would be nice to have. chow Chow coming soon.

[MuchoMaco]

@caribbeanpot For those living abroad and wanting a pastelle press a wooden tortilla press is quite similar.

[waytooschoolforcool]

my asian food store sells shadow benny, but they call it culantro.

i don't see your flour comment, but my mother-in-law's pastelles look similar to tamales. do you think the masa flour in the mexican food section would work then?

[caribbeanpot]

@waytooschoolforcool the brand to use (recommended) is Promasa

[waytooschoolforcool]

@caribbeanpot thanks, i'll look for it.

[18Mssugarbabe]

@waytooschoolforcool in the UK culantro is called coriander everyone just wanted to highlight this as when I first moved here I was looking everywhere for shadow beni and culantro but then realised it was in fact coriander..!

[alinden1000]

My goodness i do remember this dish but made a little diff. You Rock

[Najah971]

Thank you very much for all of these great videos!