Recipe for Geraldo Riveras Pasteles 
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Yield:
1 servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
4 cup Mazola oil
3 oz Achiote
3 x Green plantains, peeled
2 lb Green bananas, peeled
1 lb Yautia, peeled
1 lb Pumpkin, peeled and seeded
1 tsp Salt
1 cup Milk
3 lb Pork, skinned and boned
1 lrg Green pepper, chopped
2 lrg Onions, chopped
3 x Garlic cloves, chopped, up to 4
2 sm Bunc fresh coriander, chopped
3 tbl Olives
1 sm Pack sweet peppers
1 tbl Oregano
1 tsp Black pepper
1 tsp Salt
2 can Tomato sauce, (small)
Instructions:
Instructions: 1. In a saute pan, heat oil and achiote for a few minutes so oil turns reddish. Strain seeds from oil, discard seeds, save oil.

2. Grate together plantains, green bananas, yautia and pumpkin. Add 1 cup of oil-achiote mixture, milk and salt. Mix dough well.

3. In saute pan, add 1 cup of oil-achiote mixture, greeen pepper, onion, garlic, coriander, olives, black pepper, oregano, sweet peppers, salt and tomato sauce. Add meat and water and cook for 1/2 hour.

4. Brush oil-achiote on pasteless paper. Spread 1/2 cup of dough on paper.

Place two tablespoons of filling on left side of dough. Fold about 2 inches from left side of paper. Fold two more times. Then fold about 2 inches from top to bottom. Tie wi th a string, twice centered horizontally, once centered vertically.

Though Geraldo Rivera has his hands plenty full as host of CNBCs "Rivera Live", the veteran-tabloid newsman finds time to chef up delicious meals.

"Hes got fifteen jobs," younger brother ( and "Inside Editions" Senior Correspondent) Craig jokes,"and is looking for another one since hes free from 2 am to 4 am." The Rivera Brothers joined Boni and Ernie to labor over pasteles, a traditional Puerto Rican dish.

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