Chilean Empanada

Name: Chilean Empanada
Prep time: 37 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 17 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chile
Ingredients: 1 tbsp butter; 1 onion; 1 tsp garlic; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp cumin; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 lb ground pork; 1 cup raisins; 1 cup black olives; 3 eggs; 1 cup water; 1 cup shortening; 5 cups all purpose flour; 2 tsp salt; 2 eggs

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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Ingredients

How many people?

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Main ingredient

¾ lb ground pork

Fresh & other

2 ¼ tsp butter
1 onion
¾ tsp garlic
¾ cup raisins
¾ cup black olives
2 eggs
¾ cup water
¾ cup shortening
3 ¾ cups all purpose flour
2 eggs

Spices & seasonings (5): dried oregano, cumin, salt, black pepper, salt

¾ tsp dried oregano
¾ tsp cumin
½ tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
1 ½ tsp salt

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Make the filling: Melt butter in a big pan over medium heat.
Add pepper, salt, cumin, oregano, garlic and onion.
Cook.
Stir until onion is golden, 5 to 7 minutes.
Add pork.
Heat till fully brown and crumbly, 7 to 10 minutes more.
Drain fat from the pan.
Stir in hard-cooked eggs, olives and raisins.
Whisk water and cornstarch together in a little bowl.
Pour into the pan.
Stir until liquid thickens.
Take it off the heat.
Set aside.
Make your dough: Whisk milk plus melted shortening together in a bowl until blended.
Mix flour and salt together in a separate big bowl.
Pour milk mixture into flour mixture.
Whisk until well mixed and a dough forms.
Let rest for 10 minutes.
Turn the oven on to 400°F.
Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
Roll dough on floured surface to thickness of 1 8 inch.
Cut in 12 circles using a round cookie cutter or glass.
Spoon filling in the center of each circle.
Fold every circle in half plus press your edges with a fork to seal.
Brush the tops with beaten egg.
Place empanadas onto the prepared sheet pan.
Bake in the heat the oven until golden, about 25 minutes.