Argentinian food is delicious, your husband is right!
Do you think these would work well with ground turkey or chicken? I don't eat red meat anymore, and I am trying out my favorite dishes with the substitution.
I worked with a girl who would make these and bring them in all the time. My mouth started to water when you post pulled up. Don't miss the job, do miss those empanadas. I may have to check out a speciality food store my next trip to civilization.
If you do want to go the actual dough route, we use Arena Pan. It is a corn meal product that you just have to combine with water and salt to taste. My Fiance is from Venezuela and that is what they use there. They fry up great and are equally delicious.
I am 1/2 Cuban and I LOVE EMPANADAS!!!!! AMAZING!!!!
March 28, 2011 at 6:57 PM
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Hubby served a two year service mission in Argentina. He always fondly remembers the place, the people, and OF COURSE the food. Steak this, homemade pasta that, chimichurri, and don't forget the empanadas.
For years I have been trying to perfect the art of the empanada. Once I even tried making the dough from scratch...HUGE mistake. For years I failed making a yummy empanada. Success didn't come until we found actual empanada shells at a specialized food store.
The shell made ALL the difference.
The shells we now religiously use are made by Goya. We have only been able to find them at specialty stores (in other words not your local grocery store).
I know it might be a pain to find them, but find them you must. Try out these little fried pockets of goodness, you must. Really once you have the shells, the possibilities of fillings are endless.
I am going to share our version of the traditional filling.
Empanadas
1-2 packages of Goya empanada shells (meant for frying)
1 lb of ground hamburger
1 med onion, minced
2-3 hard boiled eggs. sliced
2 Tablespoons of sugar
*further options for TRULY traditional empanadas handful of raisins green olive, one per empanada
oil, for frying
Cook ground hamburger. Add eggs, onions, and sugar (add optional ingredients here too)
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Place a large spoonful of mixture in the center of a shell. With your finger, dampen the edges with a small amount of water.
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Fold the shell in half, making sure to seal the edges. Crimp the edges, by starting at one end and folding over small sections of the edge. Keep folding on itself until your empanada looks like this.
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Heat oil. Fry 2-3 empanadas at a time. Fry until golden brown. Just a minute at the most.
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Now serve and watch them disappear.
Once you got the hang of it, you can fill these babies with just about anything. We have even done cream cheese and cinnamon and sugar. DE-lightful.
posted by Larissa@Just Another Day in Paradise at 8:14 AM on Mar 24, 2011
"Empanadas"
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ooooohhhhhh I had them once from this lady from Paraguay and have craved them ever since!! I guess I just need to find the right shells!
March 24, 2011 at 2:28 PM
ever tried peanut butter and marshmallows?! do it, i double dare ya.
March 24, 2011 at 6:37 PM
sounds and looks soo yummy!! I am going to have to try these!
March 24, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Argentinian food is delicious, your husband is right!
Do you think these would work well with ground turkey or chicken? I don't eat red meat anymore, and I am trying out my favorite dishes with the substitution.
March 24, 2011 at 7:17 PM
Looks yummy. I will have to look for those shells.
March 24, 2011 at 7:45 PM
YUM!! These sound so gooood. I will have to try these with ground turkey.
March 24, 2011 at 11:22 PM
oh yum!! I've only done fruit empanadas...these look so good!
March 25, 2011 at 12:24 PM
those look so yummy! i bet my husband will love them! thanks for the recipe! :)
monique
www.yogaandpencilskirts.blogspot.com
March 25, 2011 at 4:59 PM
Okay, whew, lets see...
Jaenell- ground turkey, chicken, both work. Pretty much anything in cased in a fried shell of goodness works.
Oh Elyn my friend...how could I not think of pb and mallow!
EVERYONE else...glad you like the recipe.
March 25, 2011 at 5:10 PM
looks deeeee-licious!
March 25, 2011 at 7:23 PM
I worked with a girl who would make these and bring them in all the time. My mouth started to water when you post pulled up. Don't miss the job, do miss those empanadas. I may have to check out a speciality food store my next trip to civilization.
March 25, 2011 at 8:23 PM
I have been wanting to try these. Thanks for the tp on the shells. I'll keep a look out for them.
March 25, 2011 at 10:54 PM
If you do want to go the actual dough route, we use Arena Pan. It is a corn meal product that you just have to combine with water and salt to taste. My Fiance is from Venezuela and that is what they use there. They fry up great and are equally delicious.
March 27, 2011 at 7:16 AM
THANKS Cara, that is great to know!
March 27, 2011 at 7:49 AM
I am 1/2 Cuban and I LOVE EMPANADAS!!!!! AMAZING!!!!
March 28, 2011 at 6:57 PM