Hallacas venezolanas / Venezuelan Hallacas (corn dough stuffed with a meat filling and wrapped in plantain leaves)

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Ingredients for 50 hallacas 

MEAT

• 2.5 kilograms of pork (~5.5 pounds)

HEN

• 2 hens of 2 kilograms each (~4.5 pounds each)

GUISO (filling for the hallacas)

Step 1

• 1 cup of oil
• 6 cups of onions
• 4 cups of leek (the white part)
• 2 cups of green onions (green and white parts)
• ½ cup of garlic cloves
• ½ cup of capers 

Step 2

• 4 cups of diced red bell peppers
• 4 ½ cups of diced tomatoes
• 5 sweet peppers, finely chopped
• 1 tsp of hot pepper, finely chopped
• 250 grams (~1/2 pound) of pickled vegetables
• 2 cups of marsala
• ¾ cups of balsamic vinegar
• 125 cc (~4 oz) of Worcestershire sauce 
• 250 grams (~1/2 pound) of “papelón” (unprocessed brown sugar made from sugar cane juice. Also known as "piloncillo", "chancaca", "raspadura", or "panela")  
• 1 and ½ tbsp of paprika
• 1 tbsp of freshly ground black pepper
• 3.5 tbsp of salt
• 2 cups of chicken or hen broth
• ¾ cups of mustard

DOUGH

Step 1

• 2.5 kilograms (~5.5 pound) of bacon slab diced
• 1 and ½ cups of water
• 2 tsp of salt

Step 2

• 1 and ½ cups of annatto seeds

Step 3

• 1750 grams (~3.85 pound) of pre-cooked cornmeal
• ~3 and ½ tsp of salt
• Chicken or hen broth
• 2 and ½ cups of pork fat

TOPPINGS

• 1 kilogram (~2.25 pound) of grilled bell peppers
• 75 grams (~0.16 pound) of peeled whole almonds
• 500 grams (~1 pound) of onions sliced in very thin wheels and soaked in water
• 125 grams (~0.27 pound) of small capers soaked in water to remove salt
• 375 grams (~0.82 pound) of pitted green olives through water
• 250 grams (1/2 pound) of black raisins

For each hallaca:

• 2 thin slices of grilled bell peppers
• 2 almonds
• 2 onion wheels
• 8 small capers
• 2 olives
• 6 raisins