5 plantains with goat and Recipes

dough to make about 12 empanadas (homemade, or frozen-if frozen, remove from freezer before starting to cook), black beans, rinsed, minced cilantro, onion, green pepper, garlic, goat cheese, fried sweet plantains (if you are not feeling it, buy goya frozen ones, they are very close to the original), salsa, avocado, limes, cumin, paprika

boneless pork shoulder , cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces, salt, thick) crosswise slice white onion, garlic cloves, peeled, fresh thyme, chopped white onion, chopped garlic (about 3 large cloves), olive oil, lard or vegetable oil, fresh tomatoes, cored and coarsely chopped , or 1 (28-oz) can whole tomatoes, coarsely chopped, with juice, fresh thyme, turkish bay leaves or 1 california, cinnamon stick (preferably mexican ), ground allspice, freshly grated nutmeg (optional), cider vinegar , or to taste, sugar , or to taste, salt , or to taste, peach, dried apricots, coarsely chopped, raisins, pine nuts, diced (1/3 inch) peeled green apple, diced (1/3 inch) peeled very ripe (black) plantain or firm banana, walnut halves (5 oz), almonds (2 1/2 oz) plus additional if necessary to thicken sauce, whole milk plus additional if necessary to thin sauce, queso fresco or very mild soft goat cheese, crumbled (1 1/2 cups), sugar , or to taste, salt , or to taste, fresh poblano chiles (2 lb total), roasted and peeled, fresh pomegranate seeds (from 1 pomegranate)

trinidad curry powder, minced garlic plus 2 tsp, scotch bonnet pepper, seeded and minced, minced shallots, minced green onions, white vinegar, goat stew meat, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes ( lamb may be substituted), unsalted butter, vegetable oil, peeled, seeded, and chopped tomatoes, salt, freshly ground black pepper, water, cornstarch, steamed rice , for serving, roti bread , recipe follows, fried plantains , recipe follows, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, milk or water, olive oil or ghee, vegetable oil, for frying, green plantains, salt

cooking oil, beef , chicken, goat (any 1 or two (or more) or 1 lb pork, in combination (any 1 or two (or more), peanuts (roasted, shells and skins removed) or onion, chopped (half an onion per serving), tomatoes, peeled if desired, chopped (1 tomato per serving), tomato paste, chicken (optional) or beef bouillon cube (optional), salt (to taste), black pepper (to taste), banana leaves (1 per serving), mushroom, cleaned (optional), smoked fish fillet (optional) or 1/2 cup meat (optional), plantains (1 per serving)