Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, pork picadillo empandas. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pork Picadillo Empandas is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Pork Picadillo Empandas is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
These baked Pork Picadillo Empanadas have a ground pork filling stuffed into a refrigerated biscuit. This is the easiest empanada recipe ever. Serve with a side of salsa for an unbelievable appetizer, lunch, dinner, or gameday snack.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have pork picadillo empandas using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Pork Picadillo Empandas:
- Make ready 12 oz ground pork butt
- Get 2 tsp vegetable oil
- Get 1/2 oz jalapeño minced
- Prepare 2 tsp chili powder
- Make ready 1 tsp ground cumin
- Make ready 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Get 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- Prepare 2 oz golden raisins, plumped in water
- Get 2 oz sliced almonds, blanched, chopped
- Take 3 tbsp lime juice
- Get 2 tbsp sour cream
- Make ready to taste Salt/ Pepper
- Prepare Empanada Dough
- Make ready 6 3/4 oz all purpose flour
- Make ready 4 oz masa harina
- Prepare 3 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Make ready 4 oz lard melted, cooled
- Prepare 6 oz water or as needed
- Take 2 eggs
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. The Spanish word picadillo refers to the meat being minced, or ground and in Latin American dishes, it is quite often a ground meat filling but, as is the case here, it can also be ground pork. Picadillo is a filling that can be used in a variety of Latin American dishes like tacos and burritos or empanadas. Pork Empanada is a type of pastry that has been stuffed with pork.
Instructions to make Pork Picadillo Empandas:
- Heat oil in a sauté pan to medium-high heat. Add ground pork until no longer pink. Stir in jalapeño and seasonings until most of liquid evaporates.
- Transfer to a bowl and add raisins and almonds. Season with lime juice. Fold in sour cream adding just enough to bind meat filling. Put in fridge to cool.
- To make dough blend flour, masa harina, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add melted lard and mix by hand until moistened. Blend 4oz of water and 1 egg at a time gradually. When dough forms into a ball lightly knead until pliable.
- To assemble roll out dough into 3 in circles. Add small amount of filling, about a 1/2 oz to middle. Brush edges with egg wash, fold in half and seal seams with a fork. Transfer to parchment lined pans and refrigerate until ready to fry
- Heat oil in a deep 2 1/2 in pan or deep fryer to 350. Add empanadas to hot oil and fry both sides until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot with pico de gallo or salsa.
In this pork empanada recipe, we will be making pork picadillo, which be stuffed into our homemade empanada dough. Here's the good news, making empanada dough does not need to be all-manual and labor intensive. Puerto Rican Picadillo: beef hash seasoned with sofrito. Great with rice, or as a filling for empanadas, papas rellenos and tacos! (Popular in Cuban and Latin American cuisine). My Puerto Rican recipe series continues.
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