Chilean Empanada
A Chile dinner made with pork. Ready in about 1 hour 17 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 37 minPrep (about)
- 40 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 17 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 1 lb ground pork
Fresh & other
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 onion
- 1 tsp garlic
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup black olives
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup shortening
- 5 cups all purpose flour
- 2 eggs
Spices & seasonings (5): dried oregano, cumin, salt, black pepper, salt
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp salt
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Make the filling: Melt butter in a big pan over medium heat.
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Add pepper, salt, cumin, oregano, garlic and onion.
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Cook.
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Stir until onion is golden, 5 to 7 minutes.
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Add pork.
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Heat till fully brown and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes more.
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Drain fat from the pan.
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Stir in hard-cooked eggs, olives and raisins.
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Whisk water and cornstarch together in a little bowl.
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Pour into the pan.
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Stir until liquid thickens.
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Take it off the heat.
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Set aside.
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Make your dough: Whisk milk plus melted shortening together in a bowl until blended.
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Mix flour and salt together in a separate big bowl.
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Pour milk mixture into flour mixture.
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Whisk until well mixed and a dough forms.
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Let rest for 10 minutes.
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Turn the oven on to 400°F.
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Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
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Roll dough on floured surface to thickness of 1 8 inch.
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Cut in 12 circles using a round cookie cutter or glass.
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Spoon filling in the center of each circle.
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Fold every circle in half plus press your edges with a fork to seal.
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Brush the tops with beaten egg.
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Place empanadas onto the prepared sheet pan.
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Bake in the heat the oven until golden, about 25 minutes.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.