I had never made empanadas before--Andrew claims he had never even tried them--but they were yummy! Full disclosure: the dough recipe I found online wasn't so great. You can try it here, but I don't feel comfortable endorsing it since it was a little dry. It also didn't make enough for the massive amount of filling I ended up with. Next time, I'm going to try them with just storebought pie dough, like another website recommended. But the filling was delicious. I adapted this recipe. It made a ton--I made six and a half empanadas, which was the amount of dough I had, and almost half the filling was still left over. I would halve it next time, since the two of us can only eat so much.
Beef empanadas
Chop two small potatoes into small pieces and boil until soft. Hard-boil two eggs and coarsely chop them when cool.
Chop one small onion and mince 5 cloves of garlic. Sauté the onion in a little vegetable oil, then add the garlic. Add 1.5 pounds ground beef. When the beef is browned and mixed in with the onions and garlic, pour in 1 cup beef broth. Let it simmer until the liquid is gone. Fold in the potatoes and eggs, and let the stuff cool.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cut your dough into circles and spoon the filling into the center of each circle. Fold them in half and crimp the edges. Arrange the empanadas on a greased baking sheet and brush them with a little beaten egg. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
Fried plantains
Peel two or three ripe plantains and cut into good-sized pieces. Fry them in butter and a little sugar. Drain on paper towels before serving.
Mango salsa
Chop 2 mangos, 1 cucumber and some green onion. Mix together with some lime juice.
those sound delicious! I love empanadas!
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