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olive oil Spanish onions ground beef garlic salt red bell peppers tomatoes green cocktail olives black currants flour salt sugar vegetable shortening egg white wine
Viewed: 5 - Published at: 9 years agoIngredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large Spanish onions, minced
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 red bell peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 1 cup canned, peeled tomatoes
- 1/2 cup green cocktail olives (pimento filled), whole
- 1/4 cup black currants
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 5 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/3 cup dry white wine
Method
- Empanada Dough: Combine flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor.
- Cut in shortening, mixture should be sandy.
- Add the egg and wine, pulse until dough comes together in a ball.
- The dough should be pliable; if not add more wine.
- Assembly: Separate the dough into 3 balls.
- Roll the first ball out until it is 1/4 inch thick.
- With a 6-inch round cutter, cut circles out of all the dough.
- Remove the edges and save for the next roll.
- Fill each circle with about 2 1/2 tablespoons in the center of the dough.
- Dip a small brush in room temperature water, run the brush around the edge of the dough.
- Close 1 side to the other forming a half moon shape.
- Close the edges pressing lightly with the back of a fork.
- In a deep saute pan, heat 4 to 5 inches of canola oil on medium high heat to 360 degrees F. Add the empanadas turn over constantly until golden.
- Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Serve immediately.
