Empanadas With Spicy Pork Recipes

SPICY BEEF AND PORK EMPANADAS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Blend all the cashew cream ingredients in a blender until smooth. Set aside.
• Fry onion and garlic for a few minutes, then add the ground pork and the ground beef, seasoned with salt and pepper. Continue stirring and browning the meat until cooked through, about 3-5 minutes.
• Add all the fruit, raisins, almonds, and pine nuts, stir to combine, then remove from heat and chill.
• Poach the poblano pepper, remove the skin. Open and remove the seeds and veins, then cut into strips. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 500˚F (250˚C) (or as high as your oven will go).
• For the empanada dough, mix flour, butter, salt and milk, kneading into a dough. Add egg, then knead until firm.
• Pinch off a bit of dough and flatten into a circle, adding two strips of chile poblano and the meat filling.
• Put a bit of water on your finger and wet the edge of half the empanada. Close the empanada and use a fork to seal the edges.
• Brush with an egg wash before putting on a baking sheet.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Top the empanadas with cashew cream and garnish with pomegranate and cilantro.
• Enjoy!

EMPANADA PORK FILLING

Steps:

• Cook the ground pork in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until completely browned, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat the olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook the onion and garlic in the hot oil until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir the browned pork into the onion mixture; cook and stir another 5 minutes. Mix the potato, peas and carrots, and raisins into the pork; allow the mixture to cook together until the vegetables are completely tender, about 10 minutes. Allow the filling to cool completely before spooning into empanada dough.

PORK EMPANADAS

Steps:

• 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.
• 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 pieces and roll each piece into a ball. Place in a container, cover, and refrigerate.
• 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 (keep oven turned on) and shred into small pieces. Add salsa to shredded pork.
• Lightly grease a baking sheet.
• 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 the dough circle. Brush edges of dough with milk. Fold dough over filling. Pinch edges together. Crimp with fork to seal.
• Place on prepared baking sheet and repeat with remaining empanada dough. Leftover filling can be frozen or used in tacos, tamales, or burritos.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes. Remove to rack and cool for about 5 minutes. Serve warm.

EMPANADAS WITH SPICY PORK

Steps:

• Toast spices in small, heavy skillet over medium-high heat, shaking pan often, 2 to 3 minutes. Be careful not to scorch spices. Let cool, finely grind, and combine with garlic.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Bring pork to room temperature; rub with spice mixture. Roast in a heavy roasting pan until pork is very well done and falling off the bone, about 2 1/2 hours. Let stand until cool enough to handle. Trim fat and remove pork from bone. Dice into small pieces, cover, and set aside.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions; saute, stirring, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add pork, 2 cups salsa verde, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, pepper, and stock. Simmer until liquid starts to thicken, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Whisk together flour, shortening, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and baking powder in bowl. Add 2 1/2 cups warm water; knead dough until smooth. Cover; let stand 10 minutes. Divide into 60 1 1/2-inch balls; cover with plastic.
• Lightly flour work surface; roll out each dough ball to 3 1/2-inch disk. Place 1 heaping tablespoon pork filling in center of each; fold dough to enclose filling and form a half moon. Seal edges by crimping with fork.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Arrange empanadas on parchment-lined baking sheets; generously brush with butter. Bake 2 pans (meanwhile, refrigerate others) until light brown, 20 to 25 minutes; rotate pans between racks halfway through. Let cool slightly; bake remaining pans. Serve with remaining salsa verde.

BEEF AND PORK EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. When the butter has melted, add the celery and onion. Sauté until translucent. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Brown the ground beef in the skillet, stirring often to break up the beef. Drain off the grease. Add cooked beef to the bowl.
• Brown the sausage in the skillet, stirring often to break up the sausage. Do not drain. Add cooked sausage to the bowl.
• Mix together the salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the contents in the large bowl.
• Add the drops of Tabasco sauce and stir to combine ingredients.
• Refrigerate mixture for several hours or overnight. The butter and sausage grease should cool and harden to help hold the mixture together.
• Whisk together the flour and salt in a large bowl.
• Add the shortening and cut it in using a pastry blender, fork, or with your fingers until the shortening bits are about the size of peas.
• Add the water and stir to bring the dough together.
• Shape the dough into a round disk and cover with plastic wrap. Chill the dough for at least one hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the pastry dough to the thickness of a pie crust, a little less than 1/4-inch.
• Cut the dough into 4-inch circles. You can pull together and re-roll the dough pieces (note those may have a slightly different texture).
• Brush water on the edge of a pastry circle.
• Place about 1 tablespoon of filling in the middle of the pastry circle.
• Fold over the pastry and press down to seal the edge. Use a fork to crimp the edge.
• Repeat using remaining pastry circles.
• Place empanadas on a baking sheet. Use a fork to punch holes in the top of the pastry to allow for release of steam while baking.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the edges are very lightly browned.
• Transfer empanadas to a serving platter or cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PIGGY PIE SPICY PORK EMPANADAS

Steps:

• For filling: Heat oil in large nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add pork, serrano, chili powder, cumin, chipotle powder, cinnamon, and allspice to the skillet and stir for 3 minutes. Add raisins and lime juice, bring to a boil and cook until almost all liquid evaporates, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Mix in the almonds and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper. Cool.
• For dough: Butter 2 large baking sheets. Mix flour, masa harina, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Stir in melted butter. Whisk water and 1 egg in a small bowl to blend. Add to flour mixture; knead in bowl until smooth pliable dough forms, about 2 minutes. Working with half of dough at a time, roll out on floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Using a 3-inch diameter biscuit cutter, cut out rounds. Reroll scraps and cut out additional rounds for a total of 12 rounds per dough half. Whisk remaining egg in a small bowl to blend. Place 1 tablespoon filling in center of each dough round. Lightly brush edges with egg. Fold dough over, pressing edges with fork to seal. Place on prepared baking sheets. Cover with plastic wrap; chill. Note: dough can be made 1 day ahead.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Brush empanadas with beaten egg. Bake until light golden brown, about 25 minutes.