Empanada

Empanada recipe starts with home made fresh dough. An easy empanada dough is made with flour, salt, water, egg, vinegar and oil.

Ingredients:

    3 cu bleached flour
    1 tsp salt
    1/2 cup water
    1 egg
   
    1 ts vinegar
   3 tbs shortening

1. In a large bowl, mix water and egg, egg white and vinegar.
2. In another bowl, mix the 3 cups of flour and salt.
3. Put the oil into the flour mix with a blender. Make a depression in the flour mix and pour the liquid  from the first bowl into the depression.
. Mix the wet and dry ingredients with a wisp until it becomes stiff.
5. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface. Knead it until all the flour and the dough is smooth.
6. Place in a plastic bag and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, but never 24 hours.
 Makes abuot 10 6" empanadas.



 picadillo santiaguero.  Serve it with rice or use it as a filling .

Ingredients:

    1 lb ground beef
    1 tsp oregano
    1 tsp cumin
    4 cloves garlic
    1   finely minced white onion
    1  finely minced green pepper
    1/2 cup prepared beef stock
    3/4 cup tomato sauce
    2  potatoes peeled and minced
    Approx. 10 pitted green olives
    Pepper and sal to liking
    Perferably use olive oil for saute


1. In a large bowl, mix ground beef, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper.

2.  heat the olive oil. Sauté the onions, salt and green pepper until soft in a fryin pan.

3. Combine beef mixture, stock, and tomato sauce.  cook over low heat for approx 15 minutes.

4. combine minced potato. cook until the potatoes are soft.

5. Combine the olives and cook until the liquid is fully gone, but the beef is still moist.

6. Serve picadillo with rice or let it cool, use as a filling for empanadas