Empanada De Chile - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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Dough
1 kg plain flour
3 cups milk, tepid
125 g butter, melted
2 tablespoons baking powder
1 tablespoon salt
Filling
300 g onions, diced
500 g minced meat
4 eggs, boiled
100 g olives, pitted
100 g sultanas
2 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon cumin
200 ml oil
2 teaspoons salt
pepper
Preparation
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Pre heat Oven to 180c.
Making the dough.
On a clean bench combine flour, baking powder and salt, make a well in the centre, add butter and milk. Gradually mixing together until a dough forms, knead for a couple of minutes. At this stage if too dry add some more milk, if too wet add some more flour, until a nice dough consistency.
Lightly dust with some flour and then place a tea towel over your dough and let it rest.
Making the filling.
In a saucepan heat your oil up on a medium heat, sautee off the diced onions until translucent, add your garlic and then your mince meat. Break up the mince just like you would for a bolognaise sauce, add your seasoning, salt and pepper, then your cummin and paprika. Cook and simmer for about 5-10 minutes. Turn off and let it cool.
Assembling.
Portion a piece of dough into a ball to about 200g, then roll it out using a rolling pin and some flour on a bench to a size of about your hand.
Place about 3 tbspn of cold mince in the centre, add a quarter of a boiled egg a couple of pieces of olives and a pinch of sultanas.
Brush a bit of egg wash on half the dough and fold the dough over like a pastie. Then twist and fold the edges together.
Place on a oiled tray and baste with some egg wash.
Bake for about 15-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
Then Enjoy one of Chile's most popular dishes.
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