Latin American Empanadas

Ingredients

  • 3 cups  all-purpose flour, (see Tips)
  • 1 1/2 cups  cornmeal
  • 3 tablespoons  sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons  baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon  salt
  • 3/4 cup  canola oil
  • 1-1 1/4 cups  water
  • 1/2 cup  hulled pumpkin seeds, (see Ingredient notes)
  • 1/2 pound  lean ground beef
  • 1   small onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup  diced red bell pepper
  • 2 cloves  garlic, minced
  • 1   small tomato, seeded and chopped
  • 2 teaspoons  ground cumin
  • 1/4 cup  reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons  sherry vinegar, (see Ingredient notes) or red-wine vinegar
  • 2 cups  potatoes, diced, cooked (about 8 small red potatoes) or frozen hash-brown potatoes
  • 3/4 teaspoon  salt, or to taste
  • 2   scallions (white part only), chopped
  • 1   hard-boiled egg, chopped
  • 1   egg, mixed with 1/4 cup water for glaze
  •   Aji Sauce, (recipe follows)

Description

These Savory Pastries Were Created By Mariana Velasquez, A Test Kitchen Intern Who Grew Up In Bogot, Colombia.

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