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Pork Empanadas

SUBMITTED BY: Michele O'Sullivan

"Tender pork turnovers. Filling can be used for almost anything else, such as taco filling. Can be frozen baked or unbaked. If baking from freezer, do not thaw. Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Reheat baked frozen at 350 for 15 minutes."
PREP TIME  40 Min
COOK TIME  20 Min
READY IN  1 Hr 30 Min
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Original recipe yield: 16 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 2 pounds pork butt roast
  • 1 onion, quartered
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 2 bay leaves
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  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup masa harina
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup lard
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup salsa

DIRECTIONS

  1. To make the filling: Place pork in a large pot and cover with water. 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.
  2. To make the dough: Sift together the flour, masa harina, baking powder and 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. Add the egg mixture and stir with a fork until the dough comes together in a ball. Divide the dough into 16 even size pieces and roll each piece into a ball. Place in a container, cover and refrigerate.
  3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). After the pork has simmered for 1 1/2 hours remove from liquid. Place pork in a baking dish and bake for 1 hour or until meat shreds easily with fork. Remove from oven and shred into small pieces. Add salsa to shredded pork.
  4. 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. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of filling in the center of each dough circle. Brush edges of dough with milk. Fold dough over filling. Pinch edges together. Crimp with fork to seal.
  5. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden. Remove to rack and cool for about 5 minutes. Serve warm.
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Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2003 by Kristen
DH devoured these. I have much more respect for people who willilingly prepare things like this on a regular basis. =) This recipe did prompt me to go buy those rings that go on your rolling pin to get the dough thickness accurate and a pastry mat with the circles. Next time I'll probably double the pastry dough recipe since I got 16 balls that ended up much too thin and tended to tear when the empanadas were shaped. DH also wants to try them with the meat filling from the Puerto Rican Meat Patties recipe on this site.

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Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2003 by T.M. Nebraska
Pretty good. I added 3 ancho chiles (dried/deseeded) to meat/water mixture, and after meat cooked and chiles soften, I took 2 cups of reserved juices and blended with chiles, this made a thicker sauce and alot of flavor. They were a hit at graduation party!

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Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2003 by ELIZABETH GEHMAN
Thank you for providing a REAL empanada recipe to the mix, where most all of the others turn out to be empanada-filling recipes using pre-made pastry dough! My kids devoured these!

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Michele O'Sullivan
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Cooking Level: Expert
Home Town: San Diego, California, USA
Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 16

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 210

  • Total Fat: 12.6g
  • Cholesterol: 42mg
  • Sodium: 237mg
  • Total Carbs: 15.4g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 1.5g
  • Protein: 8.5g

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