Pastel de Choclo
A Chile dinner made with chicken. Ready in about 1 hour 25 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 20 minPrep (about)
- 1 hr 5 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 25 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- ½ chicken
Fresh & other
- 2 eggs
- 2 onions
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 tbsp raisins
- 2 tbsp green olives
- 3 cans corn
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 cup milk
- 2 tsp sugar
Spices & seasonings (5): salt, paprika, black pepper, basil, salt
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp paprika
- To taste black pepper
- 2 tsp basil Shopping tip: Dried basil is fine here.
- To taste salt
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Place eggs in a pot.
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Cover with water.
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Bring to a boil.
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Take it off the heat.
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Let eggs stand.
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Do it in hot water for 15 minutes.
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While that cooks, heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
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Add onions, garlic, 1 salt, ¼ teaspoon paprika, and black pepper.
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Cook until it smells good, about 2 minutes.
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Add beef, rest of the 1 teaspoon salt, rest of the ¼ teaspoon paprika, and black pepper.
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Cook.
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Mix until beef mostly browned, about 5 minutes.
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Add chicken, raisins, and olives.
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Remove eggs from hot, cool under cold running water, and peel.
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Roughly chop.
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Add to beef mixture.
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Keep pino warm.
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Mix corn plus basil in a blender or your bowl of a food processor.
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Blend until smooth.
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Pour into a pot over medium heat.
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Add butter.
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Cook.
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Stir until thickened, 7 to 10 minutes.
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Stir in salt, 2 teaspoons sugar and milk.
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Heat till thickened to a paste, around 15 minutes more.
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Turn the oven on to 350°F.
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Spread pino into a baking dish.
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Cover with corn paste.
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Sprinkle a little sugar on top.
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Bake in the heat the oven until golden on top, about 20 minutes.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.