Empanadas are delicious pastries with meat filling. This dish can be a great main dish or starter since it is easy to serve. When it comes to the filling, it can be any kind of meat mixed with some vegetables. But, my favorite is the chicken filling, made with onion, garlic, and green beans. However, the important thing to emphasize is that you should also make the homemade dough. It makes this dish way tastier. But, making the dough is easy and anyone can do it.
1. Take a bowl and mix the flour, butter, and olive oil
2. Then, knead the ingredients and add the water, little by little
3. After that, add the salt and keep kneading until the dough is uniform
4. Lastly, cover up the bowl and leave for later
1. Firstly, take a saucepan and sauté the onion for about two minutes
2. Secondly, add the garlic, cooked chicken, and the herbs
3. Thirdly, cook everything and once the chicken starts browning, add the tomatoes and the green peas
4. Lastly, cook until there is no more liquid, then leave aside to cool, and save for later
1. Form the dough into small balls and then flatten them
2. Place a full spoon of the chicken filling on each flat ball. Keep in mind to concentrate the filling on the center of the dough, and avoid reaching the edges, so it is easier for you to close it. The oiliness of the filling might prevent two edges of the pastry connecting properly
3. Slightly wet the edge of each pastry, fold in two and then stick the edges together. The shape should resemble a half-moon
4. Beat the egg and then coat each empanada on the top
Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees. The overall preparation time is about one and a half hours. The number of empanadas depends on how large you make them. But, from this amount of dough, you should be able to make approximately 12 average-sized empanadas.
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