Pastel de choclo
Pastel de choclo, from above
Non vegChile

Pastel de choclo

Spiced beef, chicken, egg and olives under a sweet, golden corn crust. Chilean summer comfort.

90 minTime
42 gProtein each
mildSpice
Corn pie1 chapter · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayChilean pastel de choclo.
The original
503kcalsame
42 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
90minutessame

Pastel de choclo.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Sweet corn kernels (corn kernels)5 cups kernels
Basil leavesa handful
Milk¾ cup
Butter2 tbsp
Sugar1½ tbsp, for topping
Beef500 g mince
Onion3, chopped
Cumin powder (ground cumin)1 tsp
Kashmiri chilli powder1 tsp paprika
Dried oregano½ tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)1½ tbsp
Chicken, boneless300 g, poached, in pieces
Egg2, boiled and sliced
Black olives8
Raisins3 tbsp
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Cook onions slowly in oil until very soft, add beef, cumin, paprika, oregano and salt to make the pino.
  2. 2Blend corn with basil, then cook with milk, butter and salt, stirring, until thick.
  3. 3Spread pino in a baking dish, add chicken, egg, olives and raisins.
  4. 4Cover with corn, sprinkle sugar, and bake at 200°C for 30 minutes.
Serve it like this

Serve straight from the clay dish or a baking dish, with a simple Chilean tomato and onion salad on the side.

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What goes with Pastel de choclo: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
On the side Olan35 min
On the side Avial35 min
A little snack Empanadas argentinas100 min
To drink Mote con huesillo60 min
Something sweet Puran poli90 min
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