Chilean empanadas
Description
The pastry is simple and quick to prepare. Recipe for Chilean pastries. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Filling: Finely chop the beef with a knife, or you can pass the meat through a meat grinder. Finely chop the olives and eggs. Wash and peel the onion. Finely chop and fry in 1/2 rendered lard for 5 minutes.
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Step 2
Heat the remaining fat in a saucepan. Add flour and stir. Gradually pour in the broth, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.
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Step 3
Add the onion to the flour mixture, along with raisins, eggs, olives, and beef. Season with salt, add 1 pinch of cayenne pepper, and sugar. Stir, remove from heat, and let cool.
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Step 4
Dough: Add a pinch of salt to the flour, then add lard (melted) and a couple of eggs. Knead the dough. While kneading, add milk.
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Step 5
Roll out the dough very thinly. Use a glass to cut out circles. Add 1 tablespoon of filling to each circle.
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Step 6
Fold the dough circles in half with the filling inside. Press the edges together. Brush the dough with egg yolk. Grease the baking sheet with oil. Bake for about 30 minutes at 180°C.