RHOBH Star Joyce Giraud de Ohoven's Yummy Chicken Pasteles Recipe

• 5 green bananas

• 1 green plantain

• 1 1/2 lb. taro root

•1 russet potato, boiled until soft

•1/4 cup vegetable oil

• salt to taste

For the Stuffing:

•1 onion, chopped

•1 green pepper, seeded and chopped

•4 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

• 3 tbsp. olive oil

•2 lbs. chicken breast, cubed

•1 cup tomato sauce

• 1/2 cup water

•1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped

•2 tsp. oregano, dried

•salt and pepper to taste

For Assembly:

•Banana leaves, hard spine removed and cut into 12 x 6-inch rectangles — 15 pieces

•Aluminum foil

•Kitchen string

Directions:

1. Peel, then grate the bananas, plantain, taro root and boiled potato into a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt and vegetable oil to moisten the dough. Add more vegetable oil if too dry.

2. Combine all stuffing ingredients in a large pan and cook until chicken is done.

3. Lay an aluminum foil rectangle on a flat work surface and cover with a banana leaf. Place two spoonfuls of dough onto the banana leaf and flatten. Top with a spoonful of meat. Cover the filling with more dough. Fold banana leaf and tie with kitchen string.Wrap tightly in foil. Repeat until you have 15 bundles.