Best 4 Empanadas Chilean Recipes

CILANTRO SAUCE FOR CHILEAN EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Chop cilantro and green onions.
• Mince garlic.
• Put chopped cilantro, green onions and minced garlic in a bowl.
• Add oil and lemon juice.
• Pour hot water over all to cover. (like the consistency of thick soup).
• Add hot sauce to taste.
• Add more lemon juice to taste if needed.
• Let sit for about 5 minutes to soften vegetables.

EMPANADAS CHILEAN

Steps:

• 1. Prepare empanada dough and chill.
• 2. Cook the onions and garlic in the vegetable oil and butter until softened. Add the ground beef, cumin, chile powder, paprika, beef bouillon, and salt and pepper to taste.
• 3. Cook the beef, stirring and crumbling the meat, until browned. Add the flour and continue to cook for 5 or 10 minutes more.
• 4. Remove the meat mixture and let cool. The beef mixture will keep up to 2 days in the refrigerator.
• 5. Shape the empanadas: Separate the dough into golf ball size pieces, and roll into smooth balls. Let rest for 5 minutes. On a floured surface, roll each ball of dough into a 6 inch diameter circle, about 1/4 inch thick. Add 1 tablespoon of the beef filling, a few raisins and some chopped olives, and a slice of hard boiled egg to the middle of the circle.
• 6. Brush the edges with water and fold the pastry in half over the filling, to make a semi-circle.
• 7. Seal the edges by pressing down with your fingers. Brush the sealed edge lightly with water, then turn the edge toward the middle and press with your fingers to seal.
• 8. Mix the egg yolk with 2 tablespoons milk, and brush the empanadas with the mixture.
• Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.

OVEN EMPANADAS WITH SHRIMP AND CHEESE (CHILEAN RECIPE) RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• Make the filling Make a medium white sauce, as following: Microwaves White sauce 1 cup of whole milk 1 spoonful of butter 1 spoonful and half of flour salt and pepper In a pitcher pyrex place the butter by 30 seg. in high (100%), add the flour and mix well as a cream, Incorporated the milk stirring well, add the salt and pepper(remember we will add cheese) Cook by 3 minutes in 50% until be thicken. Add the grated cheese, the mozarella and the shrimps stir well and heat at microwaves by 1 minute at 100%. Stir and place by 1 minute more at microwaves to 100%.until the cheese is dissolved. Let chill by a while. . For the empanadas you can make use a shape like the picture or a cut roll to make them. The dough Method Join the flour , salt and baking powder,and add the butter or margarine, making crumbles. Add the hot milk slowly and made the dough, wrap in a kitchen towel and set aside by 30 minutes. Make a roll with dough and cut in 12 pieces . With a roll pin extend the dough and with a plate or a shape, make the empanadas. Filling with the seafood and cheese mix.(about one tablespoon by empanada) And double the borders. Brush the borders with white egg to seal the edges . Reserve the empanadas in a oven tray. Brush the empanadas with a mix of yolk and water. Preheat the oven about 180° C and bake the empanadas about 25 a 30 minutes or when are little brown and golden. Serve wam.

SPICY CHILEAN EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Sauté onions, add meat, peppers, spices then add herbs. If meat is too dry add white wine Set aside to cool , do not drain the meat too much , keep moist. Make the pastry, let sit 1/2 hour, separate into 30 small or 15 large balls. Roll out into rounds, cut with bowl, fill with meat filling, top with kalamata olive,raisins, and hard boiled egg according to taste. Seal pastries brush with beaten egg. Bake in 375 oven for 20-30 min depending on size.