Mushroom and Butternut Squash Empañadas

Name: Mushroom and Butternut Squash Empañadas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters diced (1/4-inch) butternut squash; 79 milliliters chicken broth; 2 teaspoons coarse sea salt; 1 large egg, lightly beaten with 1 tablespoon water; 3 garlic cloves, left unpeeled; 4 inches fresh jalapeño chiles, seeds and ribs discarded and chiles finely chopped; 59 milliliters olive oil; 1 dried pasilla de Oaxaca chile; 1 teaspoons salt; 454 grams fresh tomatillos, husks discarded and tomatillos rinsed and quartered; 59 milliliters water; 59 milliliters finely chopped white onion; 454 grams fresh exotic mushrooms such as chanterelles, porcini, or hedgehogs (all one kind, not a mixture), trimmed and coarsely chopped

Mushroom and Butternut Squash Empañadas might be just the side dish you are searching for. One serving contains 271 calories, 6g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet. A mixture of butternut squash, onion, coarse sea salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

Cook squash in a small saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender, about 2 minutes, then drain in a sieve.

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Cook onion and garlic in oil in a large heavy skillet over moderately low heat, stirring, until onion is softened, about 3 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

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Add jalapeños and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in mushrooms, salt, and broth and simmer, covered, until mushrooms are tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until liquid is evaporated, about 3 minutes, then stir in squash and salt to taste. Cool filling completely.

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Heat a dry griddle or heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) over moderately low heat until hot, then toast pasilla de Oaxaca chile, pressing down with tongs, 15 to 20 seconds on each side. Halve chile lengthwise and discard stem, ribs, and seeds.

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Heat griddle over moderately high heat until hot, then toast garlic until lightly blackened, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Cool garlic slightly and peel.

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Simmer tomatillos, onion, water, chile, garlic, and salt in a large saucepan, covered, until tomatillos are very tender, about 20 minutes, and cool slightly.

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Garlic

Chili Pepper

Onion

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Remove 1 chile half and reserve, then purée sauce in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), adding as much of reserved chile half as necessary to achieve desired spiciness. Return sauce to pan and season with salt.

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Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Divide dough into 8 equal pieces (2 ounces each) and form each into a disk.

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Roll out 1 piece on a lightly floured surface into a 6- to 7-inch round (1/8 inch thick). Spoon about 1/3 cup filling onto center and brush edge of pastry lightly with egg wash. Fold dough in half to form a half-moon, enclosing filling, and press edges together to seal. Crimp edge decoratively and transfer empanada with a spatula to a large baking sheet. Make 7 more empanadas in same manner.

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