Empanada De Chile - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    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
    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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