Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, pork picadillo empandas. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Pork Picadillo Empandas is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Pork Picadillo Empandas is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have pork picadillo empandas using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Pork Picadillo Empandas:
- Make ready 12 oz ground pork butt
- Prepare 2 tsp vegetable oil
- Take 1/2 oz jalapeño minced
- Take 2 tsp chili powder
- Get 1 tsp ground cumin
- Make ready 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- Take 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- Make ready 2 oz golden raisins, plumped in water
- Make ready 2 oz sliced almonds, blanched, chopped
- Make ready 3 tbsp lime juice
- Take 2 tbsp sour cream
- Prepare to taste Salt/ Pepper
- Prepare Empanada Dough
- Prepare 6 3/4 oz all purpose flour
- Get 4 oz masa harina
- Get 3 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 1 tsp salt
- Take 4 oz lard melted, cooled
- Make ready 6 oz water or as needed
- Take 2 eggs
Steps 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.
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