Empanadas
2 tsp | Salt |
3 cups | Plain flour |
4 Tbsp | Butter, (or lard) |
½ cup | Water, (cold) |
1 | Egg |
1 | Egg, (white) |
1 tsp | White vinegar |
2 tsp | Olive oil |
1 | Onion, (finely chopped) |
3 cloves | Garlic, (minced) |
800 g | Beef mince (Main) |
¼ cup | Red wine |
2 tsp | Tomato paste |
½ cup | Beef stock |
2 tsp | Brown sugar |
10 | Pitted black olives, (finely diced) |
2 | Jalapeno chilli, (or more if you desire) |
1 | Salt & freshly ground pepper, (to season) |
3 | Eggs, (boiled, chopped) |
1 | Water |
Salsa
½ cup | Corn kernels, (freshly cooked or tinned,well drained) |
2 | Large ripe tomatoes, (finely diced) |
1 | Red onion, (finely diced) |
1 | Red capsicum, (finely diced) |
1 tsp | Caster sugar |
1 Tbsp | Sherry vinegar |
1 Tbsp | Coriander, (finely chopped) |
1 | Salt & freshly ground pepper |
Directions
- To make the empanadas; sift the flour and salt together then rub in the butter or lard.
- Beat together the water, egg, egg white and vinegar. Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in.
- Mix until combined then turn out and knead until you have a soft dough. Wrap and put in the fridge for 1 hour.
- To make the filling; heat the oil in a fry pan then add the onion and garlic. When soft add the beef mince, and brown.
- Add the wine, stock, paste, sugar, olives, chillies, salt and pepper then simmer for 30 minutes. Let cool.
- Preheat the oven to 200C. Lightly grease or line an oven tray with baking paper. Roll the pastry and cut into 10-15cm circles depending on the size you prefer.
- Place spoonfuls of the mixture on the pastry, top with chopped egg then brush the edges with water, fold over and seal. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
- To make the salsa; combine all the ingredients and let sit for at least 30 minutes for the flavours to develop.