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__**Empanada **__ The Empanada is basically a stuffed pastry. It's made by folding the dough around the stuffing. The stuffing may include mincemeat, or cheese, it depends a lot on the country, but cheese and mincemeat are popular stuffings in Chile. The stuffing can also have seafood such as mussles, crab, etc. A popular filling in Chile for a empanada is the Pino which consists of beef, onions, raisins, olives, peppers and hard boiled eggs.
 * **[[image:empanadas.jpg align="right"]]Chilean Empanada Ingredients

DOUGH 3 Cups All-purpose flou 1 Teaspoon Coarse salt 8 tablespoons Unsalted butter -- cut in bits 2 Egg yolks 2 Tablespoons Tarragon vinegar 9 Tablespoons Cold water

FILLING 1 tablespoon Olive oil 1 teaspoon Spanish paprika 1/8 teaspoon Cayenne 2 tablespoons Unsalted butter 2 medium Onions -- chopped fine 1/2 pound Lean ground beef 1/4 teaspoon Dried oregano 2 teaspoons Coarse salt 1 Bay leaf 1/2 cup Beef stock 3 tablespoons Seedless raisins 8 Kalamata olives -- chopped 1 Hard-boiled egg -- chopped

GLAZE 1 Egg yolk 1 whole Egg 1 tablespoon Cold water  ** ||  Back to Main Page