Cuban Empanadas, Cuban Meat Pies, Empandas Cubanas | Just A Pinch Recipes

Cuban Empanadas, Cuban Meat Pies, Empandas Cubanas | Just A Pinch Recipes

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In a large bowl, sift the flour and salt. Combine the butter and shortening or lard into the flour with your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse meal or bread...

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Ingredients

  • ## DOUGH
  • 3 cup(s) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 10 tablespoon(s) chilled butter, diced
  • 6 tablespoon(s) lard or vegetable shortening, diced
  • 5 - 6 tablespoon(s) ice water
  • ## MEAT FILLING
  • 1/4 cup(s) olive oil
  • 1/2 large sweet onion, diced fine
  • 1/2 large green bell pepper, diced fine
  • 3 clove(s) garlic, pressed through a garlic press
  • 1/2 pound(s) ground chuck beef
  • 1/2 pound(s) ground lean pork
  • 12 large green olives, pitted and diced small
  • 1 ounce(s) raisins
  • 1 medium red potato, diced very small
  • 3 tablespoon(s) good red table wine
  • 3 tablespoon(s) tomato sauce
  • 1 large lime, juiced
  • 2 tablespoon(s) Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon(s) steak sauce
  • 2 tablespoon(s) ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon(s) garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon(s) dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon(s) cayenne pepper
  • 1.41 ounce(s) Goya Sazon seasoning with culantro and achote
  • 1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 1 large egg with a little milk for egg wash

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