Pastele Stew
Pastele stew is a classic Hawaii favorite!
Posted By: Hawaiian Grown TV
Prep Time 1 hour hr
Cook Time 2 hours hrs
Total Time 3 hours hrs
Course Soup, Stew
Cuisine Hawaiian
- 2 pounds pork belly, cut into bite-size pieces
- 3 pounds port butt, cut into bite-size pieces
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 1 bunch cilantro (Chinese parsley), chopped
- 2 cans tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 can whole pitted olives, drain
- 3 - 4 Hawaiian Chili peppers
For Banana Dumplings:
- 1 large very green banana, peeled and grated very fine (plantain banana)
- achote oil (made with achote seed and wesson oil)
In a large pot, add the chopped pork belly and pork butt, and simmer over medium heat.
Add the garlic and onions and keep stirring until all the natural juices come out.
Next add the chopped celery and stir.
Season with salt and pepper.
Add the chopped Chinese parsley and stir in the tomato sauce and tomato paste.
Add the whole pitted olives and simmer.
Fold the cooked banana dumplings into the stew and serve.
For Banana Dumplings:
Mix finely grated banana with achote oil (to taste).
Scoop into little balls and drop into salted, boiling water until the dumplings float.
Once the dumplings float, remove from salted water and fold into the pastele stew.
Keyword pastele, stew, puertorican