Pork Empanadas

Name: Pork Empanadas
Prep time: 3 h 45 min
Cook time: 3 h 45 min
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 2 bay leaves; 1 egg, beaten; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 2 cloves garlic; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 177 milliliters masa harina; 118 milliliters milk; 1 onion, quartered; 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 907 grams pork butt roast; 237 milliliters chipotle salsa; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters lard

Pork Empanadas might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 155 calories, 13g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe serves 16. If you have ground cumin, onion, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. It is a very affordable recipe for fans of European food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 45 minutes.

Instructions

Place pork in a large pot and cover with water.

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Water

Pork

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Pot

Add onion, garlic, salt, oregano, cumin and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. While pork is cooking, prepare dough.

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Bay Leaves

Oregano

Garlic

Cumin

Dough

Onion

Pork

Salt

To make the dough: Sift together the flour, masa harina, baking powder and salt.

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Baking Powder

Masa Harina

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Add the shortening to the dry ingredients and mix well. In a separate bowl, beat together the egg and 1/2 cup milk. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients.

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Shortening

Milk

Egg

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Bowl

Add the egg mixture and stir with a fork until the dough comes together in a ball. Divide the dough into 16 even pieces and roll each piece into a ball.

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Dough

Roll

Egg

Place in a container, cover, and refrigerate.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Oven

After the pork has simmered for 1 1/2 hours, remove from liquid.

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Pork

Place pork in a baking dish and bake for 1 hour or until meat shreds easily with fork.

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Meat

Pork

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Baking Pan

Oven

Remove from oven (keep oven turned on) and shred into small pieces.

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Oven

Add salsa to shredded pork.

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Pulled Pork

Salsa

Lightly grease a baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

On lightly floured surface, flatten a piece of dough with the palm of your hand. With a rolling pin, roll out the dough to make a 5-inch circle about 1/8-inch thick.

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Dough

Roll

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Rolling Pin

Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of filling in the center of the dough circle.

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Dough

Brush edges of dough with milk. Fold dough over filling. Pinch edges together. Crimp with fork to seal.

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Dough

Milk

Place on prepared baking sheet and repeat with remaining empanada dough. Leftover filling can be frozen or used in tacos, tamales, or burritos.

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Empanada Dough

Tamales

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Baking Sheet

Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes.

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Oven

Remove to rack and cool for about 5 minutes.

Serve warm.

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Servings:

1teaspoon

baking powder 2

bay leaves 1

egg, beaten 355milliliters

all-purpose flour 2cloves

garlic 1teaspoon

ground cumin 177milliliters

masa harina 118milliliters

milk 1

onion, quartered 1teaspoon

dried oregano 907grams

pork butt roast 237milliliters

chipotle salsa 0teaspoons

salt 118milliliters

lard

Recommended wine: Tempranillo, Albarino, Grenache

Spanish works really well with Tempranillo, Albarino, and Grenache. When pairing wine with Spanish dishes, why not follow the rule 'what grows together goes together'? We recommend albariño for white wine and garnachan and tempranillo for red. The Flaco Tempranillo with a 4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 8 dollars per bottle.