Paleo Pastelón ... aka Puerto Rican Lasagna

Puerto Ricans are resourceful. And "proud" may be an understatement, for most of us at least. The Italians have lasagna? How 'bout we try to make our own with these delicious bananas we have laying around the island, si? Mom made this growing up. Who knows if I do it the same way...nothing ever seems to be as good as mom's. But here we go!

yea yea, it isn't the most attractive dish, I know ;) We're good lookin'
enough, our food doesn't need to look amazing too!

2 fairly ripe plantains, sliced lengthwise
1 lb ground beef (grass fed, preferably)
1 small sweet onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 small can fire roasted tomatoes (or tomato sauce...depending on if you like tomato chunks)
Handful of raisins
1/4 cup red wine
2 Tbsp capers, with juice
6-8 green olives with pimento, sliced, with juice
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1 Tbsp dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
3 eggs

1. Preheat oven to 325F
2. Coat heated skillet (medium to medium high) with olive oil, add onion and peppers. Sauté until onions are translucent. Add garlic and oregano and sauté for another 1 minute.
3. Add ground beef to skillet and brown.
4. As beef is nearly browned, add raisins, capers, olives, tomatoes, and red wine. Stir and allow liquid to significantly reduce.
5. As liquid is reducing, heat another skillet (medium), and lightly spray with coconut/olive oil. Lay plantain slices and allow to cook 2-3 minutes per side, until lightly browned.
6. Lightly grease 8x8 baking pan. Layer plantain slices on the bottom of pan, then fill with meat mixture. Add another layer of plantain over meat.
7. Beat eggs with a little coconut milk (1 Tbsp or so), and pour over meat and plantain. Let settle for 3-5 minutes.
8. Place in oven and bake 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and let (almost) completely cool before slicing.

If you don't mind it falling apart a bit, feel free to cut before it cools. But, let me tell ya, it might go all over the place if the eggs haven't cooled enough to hold it together.

Totally paleo, great carb/protein ratio, and is fabulous the next day, day after, etc until it is gone! Delicioso.