Spicy Chicken Empanadas with Orange Salsa Verde

Name: Spicy Chicken Empanadas with Orange Salsa Verde
Prep time: 43 min
Cook time: 43 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons cayenne pepper or 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco); 1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash; 59 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 can diced green chiles; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely diced, optional; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 59 milliliters fresh orange juice; 10 servings Peanut oil, for fryer; 473 milliliters grated pepper jack cheese; 10 servings Prepared pie dough; 1 rotisserie chicken, picked and finely chopped; 1 jar prepared salsa verde; 10 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil; 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced

The recipe Spicy Chicken Empanadas with Orange Salsa Verde could satisfy your European craving in around 43 minutes. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains about 31g of protein, 43g of fat, and a total of 567 calories. If you have peanut oil, onion, jalapeno, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the orange juice you could follow this main course with the Plum Sherbert with Orange Juice and Plum Wine as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat vegetable oil in a medium saute pan, add onions, green chiles, jalapenos, garlic and cumin and saute until onions are translucent.

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Vegetable Oil

Green Chili Pepper

Jalapeno Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Cumin

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Frying Pan

In large bowl combine chicken, lime juice and cilantro.

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Lime Juice

Cilantro

Whole Chicken

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Bowl

Add the onion-chili mixture and mix. Stir in cheese and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Cheese

Chili Pepper

Onion

Using a 4-inch ring mold, cut circles from prepared pie dough. Put about 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture in center of dough.

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Pie Dough

Whole Chicken

Dough

Brush egg wash around circumference of the dough. Fold top half over to form a half circle. Seal with the tines of a fork.

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Dough

Egg

Heat a deep-fryer to 325 degrees F. with peanut oil. Submerge a few empanadas into oil until golden brown, about 2 minutes.

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Peanut Oil

Cooking Oil

Remove and drain on paper towels. Cool slightly and serve with Orange Salsa Verde dipping sauce.

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Dipping Sauce

Salsa Verde

Orange

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In a large bowl combine all ingredients.

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Bowl

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Bowl

Paper Towels

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Servings:

0teaspoons

cayenne pepper or 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)1

egg mixed with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash 59milliliters

chopped fresh cilantro leaves 2

garlic cloves, minced 1can

diced green chiles 1teaspoons

ground cumin 1

jalapeno, seeded and finely diced, optional 2Tbsps

fresh lime juice 59milliliters

fresh orange juice 10servings

Peanut oil, for fryer 473milliliters

grated pepper jack cheese 10servings

Prepared pie dough 1

rotisserie chicken, picked and finely chopped 1jar

prepared salsa verde 10servings

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2Tbsps

vegetable oil 1medium

yellow onion, finely diced

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Francis Ford Coppolan Oregon Pinot Noir with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.