i want to make empanadas?

Question

What kind of filling goes into them?

Answer 1

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup shortening
2 onions, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
2 teaspoons Hungarian sweet paprika
3/4 teaspoon hot paprika
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup pitted green olives, chopped
2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
salt to taste
1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry sheets, thawed

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DIRECTIONS:
In a saute; pan melt the shortening and add the chopped onions. Cook the onions until just before they begin to turn golden. Remove from the heat and stir in the sweet paprika, hot paprika, crushed red pepper flakes and salt to taste.
Spread the meat on a sieve and pour boiling water on it for partial cooking. Allow meat to cool. Place meat in a dish add salt to taste, cumin and vinegar. Mix and add the meat to the onion mixture. Mix well and place on a flat to dish to cool and harden.
Cut puff pastry dough into 10 round shells. Place a spoonful of the meat mixture on each round; add some of the raisins, olives and hard boiled egg. Avoid reaching the edges of the pastry with the filling because its oiliness will prevent good sealing. Slightly wet the edge of the pastry, fold in two and stick edges together. The shape should resemble that of a half-moon. You should have a 2/3 to 1/2 inch flat edge of pastry to work with. Seal by twisting edge, step by step, between thumb and index finger, making sure to add pressure before releasing the pinch and moving on to the next curl. Other sealing procedures like pinching without curling or using a fork to seal will not prevent juice leaks during baking, and empanadas must be juicy.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Place empanadas on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Be sure to prick each empanada with a fork near the curl to allow steam to escape during baking. Glaze with egg for shine and bake until golden, about 20 to 30 minutes.

Answer 2

Chicken Empanadas

***A Paula Deen recipe!!!

3 cups chopped, cooked chicken
1 (8-ounce) package shredded Colby and Monterey Jack cheese blend
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie crusts
Water

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Lightly grease a baking sheet. In a large bowl, combine the chicken and next 7 ingredients. Unroll 1 piecrust onto a lightly floured surface. Roll into a 15-inch circle. Cut out rounds, using a 3-inch cookie cutter. Re-roll dough as needed. Repeat procedure with remaining piecrusts, making 12 to 15 circles total. Arrange 1 round on a clean, flat surface. Lightly brush the edges of crust with water. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of chicken mixture in the center of the round. Fold the dough over the filling, pressing the edges with a fork to seal. Repeat with the remaining rounds and chicken mixture. (Up to this point, the recipe can be made ahead and frozen for up to 1 month). Arrange empanadas on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes.

Answer 3

Cuban empanadas, full of picadillo. there is not any such ingredient as an Asian empanada. Empanada is a spanish notice. they are actually not like pies, they're greater of a bready pastry. there may be filled asian pastries yet they are actually not empanadas.

Answer 4

Chicken and Cheese Empanadas:

Notes: You can make the filling for these appetizer pastries (through step 2) up to 1 day before using; cover and chill. You can make the empanadas up to 1 day before serving; let cool, wrap airtight, and chill. Unwrap and reheat on a baking sheet in a 325° oven for 20 minutes.

1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped cooked boned, skinned chicken
1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
2 tablespoons drained chopped pimientos (2-oz. jar) or chopped roasted red peppers
2 tablespoons minced onion
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup fat-skimmed chicken broth
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 package (3 oz.) cream cheese, cut into small chunks
Salt
2 packages (10 oz. each) refrigerated pizza crust dough
1 large egg

1. In a bowl, mix chicken with Swiss cheese, pimientos, onion, and pepper.

2. In a 1 1/2- to 2-quart pan, mix broth with cornstarch. Add cream cheese. Whisk over high heat until mixture is boiling (it will be very thick), 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape over chicken mixture and combine well, adding salt to taste.

3. On a lightly floured board, unroll pizza crust dough. Cut each rectangle crosswise into thirds, for six empanadas, or quarters, for eight pastries. On one end of each piece of dough, mound about 5 tablespoons chicken mixture if making six pastries, about 3 tablespoons for eight. Fold other end of dough over filling to form a rectangle, then fold edges together and pinch to seal.

4. Gently place empanadas, slightly apart, on an oiled 12- by 15-inch baking sheet (you'll need two for eight pastries). In a small bowl, beat egg to blend. Brush generously over each pastry.

5. Bake in a 375° regular or convection oven until empanadas are very richly browned, 22 to 25 minutes (10 to 12 in convection oven). Transfer to a rack and let cool at least 10 minutes. Serve hot or warm.

Yield: Makes 6 or 8 empanadas

Answer 5

depends on if your making breakfast, lunch or dinner or desert! The possiblities are endless for that dish. biscuit dough makes great breakfast empanadas... just roll the individual donuts out to be thinner and fill with what ever you like for breakfast.. eggs, fruit... etc..

Answer 6

You can make just about any kind of filling you want. Check out these recipes

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search?q=empanada+filling

Answer 7

BEEF EMPANADAS

FILLING:

2 tbsp. butter
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 lb. lean ground beef or pork
2 lg. ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp. salt
1 can (3 oz.) green chilies, drained, chopped
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp. chopped black olives

PASTRY:

1 1/2 c. unsifted flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. shortening (Crisco best)
4 to 4 1/2 tbsp. cold water
1 egg yolk

1. TO MAKE FILLING: In hot butter in large skillet saute onion until tender. Add beef and saute until brown.
2. Add tomato, chilies, 1 teaspoon of salt and bay leaf; simmer, stirring occasionally about 20 minutes or until liquid evaporated. Remove from heat, discard bay leaf. Stir in olives.

3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

4. Meanwhile, MAKE PASTRY: In medium bowl, combine flour, salt, shortening and water. Blend until mixture holds together like bread dough.

5. Divide pastry into 12 pieces on lightly floured surface, roll each piece into a 6 inch round. Place about 3 tablespoons of filling in one half of each round, fold over other half.

6. Press edges together with fingers, to seal, flute edges. Cut slits on top of each empanada, brush with egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon water. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. NOTE: Packaged pastry mix can also be used and prepared as label directs then continue as in Step 5 for faster cooking it can also be cooked in deep fry oil.

Answer 8

hello
what type of empanadas do you like meat or fruit.
chef blkhawk