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Empanada (Sambosik) Recipe

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Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
(Empanada dough)
2 cups flour
1/2 cup corn starch
1/2 cup butter (room temp) or vegetable oil
1 cup of warm water
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar

(Stuffing )
2 lb ground beef (or you can use a meat of your choice)
2 medium onions (finely chopped)
2 tsp salt or to taste
2 tsp all-spice
1/4 cup pine nuts, roasted (optional to use other nuts)
4 tsp butter
Vegetable oil for frying.
Directions:
Directions:
To prepare the stuffing.
In a medium sauce pan, roast the nuts with butter until golden brown. Add the meat and brown it, add the onion and cook for 3 minutes. Add salt and all-spice, then stir and set aside to cool.

To prepare the dough:
In a mixing bowl mix the flour, cornstarch, salt, mix the dry ingredients together then and the butter and rub together Then add the water and knead to combine, if needed more water add Cover and set aside for 1/2 an hour to rest.

To assemble empanadas:
Use the rolling pin to roll out the dough into a standard pizza size and cut into small circles. (you can use a round cookie cutter) Fill the middle of the dough with 1 tsp of stuffing, close it to look like a half moon and seal the edges with a fork. Place it on a wax paper in the fridge until ready to fry it. Fry until golden in color. Serve hot.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6 to 8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
45 min
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Nuts may be eliminated completely from recipe if not desired.

 

 

 

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