Puerto Rican Piononos
- Dec 27, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Nov 17, 2025
In our monthly Zoom classes, we cover a wide range of flavours and Caribbean recipes unique to our Caribbean region. For our November 2024 class, we prepared Puerto Rican Piononos along with a number of other appetizers (which we'll add shortly).
Piononos are plantain cups which contain picadillo, a tasty treat with made with ground beef, adobo seasoning, and a variety of other goodies.
This recipe was a real treat, but when you buy your plantains, make sure you let them ripen so that they have a bunch of black spots. Plantains go from starchy to sweet as they ripen over time.
To Make the Picadillo...
½ Cup onions finely diced
½ Cup seasoning peppers finely diced
2 Cloves garlic minced
1 Teaspoon Sazon
1 Teaspoon Adobo seasoning
1 Teaspoon salt
2 Bay leaves
½ Cup tomato sauce
2 Tablespoons pimento olives diced
In a large frying pan, sauté the peppers and onions until soft. Add the garlic and
ground beef, breaking up the beef as it cooks. When the beef has browned, add
the seasonings, bay leaves, tomato sauce and olives. Bring the sauce to a boil,
then reduce the heat and cook for 15 minutes until all the flavors have blended
and the meat is fully cooked.
To Make the Plantain Cups...
Large very ripe plantains
Oil for frying
Peel the plantains and cut them lengthwise into ¼ inch planks. Heat the oil
and fry the plantains in batches, until each plank is golden brown. Transfer the
fried plantain to a plate lined with a paper towel to remove the excess oil.
To Assemble the Piononos...
4 Eggs
Cooking spray
Preheat the oven to 400oF/205oC. Prepare the muffin tins by spraying the wells
with cooking spray, and then lining each well with a fried plantain plank. Fill
each cup well with 2 tablespoons of the prepared picadillo.
In a small bowl, beat the eggs with a pinch of salt, pour the beaten egg into the
plantain cups and top with a little bit of cheese.
Bake for 10 minutes until the egg has set.
As always, enjoy!
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While I came here for sleep improvement tips, this post still gave me fresh inspiration. It’s great to explore new ideas and flavors that can help calm the mind and body. Thanks for sharing can’t wait to try this recipe alongside my evening routine for better rest.
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