Recipe Empanada dough (from Venezuela)

[Barriehie]

Wow! Congratulations! Looks like you've nailed that one perfectly

Thank you! These came out quite good and I will certainly make again.

 

[Barriehie]

Made chicken ones this time around and added a liberal amount of ground chipotle chili's.

 

[karadekoolaid]

the "classic" chicken filling in Venezuela would be shredded chicken cooked with onions, garlic and a sweet chile called ají dulce. you could use a bit of red bell pepper.

 

[Barriehie]

the "classic" chicken filling in Venezuela would be shredded chicken cooked with onions, garlic and a sweet chile called ají dulce. you could use a bit of red bell pepper.

This was leaning more towards a chicken pie filling with mushrooms and some leftover rice tossed in.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Good thing about empanadas is - you can put anything in them!

 

[Barriehie]

I even fried 2 like tortillas for cheese and avocado snacks.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Just to give you an idea of what a "typical" Venezuelan empanada is filled with. The most popular fillings are:
1) white cheese 2) minced beef, spiced up with onion, peppers, tomatoes etc. 3) chicken, spiced up the same 4) baby shark/dogfish, spiced up with all the above 5) domino - white cheese and black beans.
Again, you can fill them with what ever takes your fancy.
Back in the Covid year, there were a couple of empanada "festivals", where local chefs, dignitaries, social media stars, journalists, etc. were invited to invent their own filling.I remember mozzarella with grilled veg, chop suey style veg, artichokes and bacon, sardines and tomatoes, black pudding (blood sausage) with apples... the list was endless.

 

[Barriehie]

Just to give you an idea of what a "typical" Venezuelan empanada is filled with. The most popular fillings are:
1) white cheese 2) minced beef, spiced up with onion, peppers, tomatoes etc. 3) chicken, spiced up the same 4) baby shark/dogfish, spiced up with all the above 5) domino - white cheese and black beans.
Again, you can fill them with what ever takes your fancy.
Back in the Covid year, there were a couple of empanada "festivals", where local chefs, dignitaries, social media stars, journalists, etc. were invited to invent their own filling.I remember mozzarella with grilled veg, chop suey style veg, artichokes and bacon, sardines and tomatoes, black pudding (blood sausage) with apples... the list was endless.

Thank you! I just made some black beans the other day and always have white cheese on hand so I see a domino on the horizon.

 

[Barriehie]

Does this freeze well? I've got a thing coming up and will need more dough than I've got a bowl big enough!

 

[karadekoolaid]

No idea. Give it a go.Empanadas are always made fresh here.

 

[badjak]

I've frozen empanadas, but it was a different dough recipe. And I baked them in the oven.
We had multiple types, so I added some colouring* to the dough to tell them apart.

* A little paprika powder for one, turmeric for the other, and nothing for the third type.
I don't know if that works when deep frying

 

[karadekoolaid]

* A little paprika powder for one, turmeric for the other, and nothing for the third type.
I don't know if that works when deep frying

Typically, the empanada maker will poke a hole in one corner, or make an indentation to identify which empanada is what.
At the restaurant where I've just finished the food festival, they make about a dozen different types. There's a guide on the tables which identify the types - one, two or three small holes in the left/right hand corner, in the middle, like this:

 

[Barriehie]

Typically, the empanada maker will poke a hole in one corner, or make an indentation to identify which empanada is what.
At the restaurant where I've just finished the food festival, they make about a dozen different types. There's a guide on the tables which identify the types - one, two or three small holes in the left/right hand corner, in the middle, like this:
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That's a handy and quick method.

 

[JAS_OH1]

That's a handy and quick method.

Indeed, but the idea of using turmeric or paprika is interesting.

* A little paprika powder for one, turmeric for the other, and nothing for the third type.
I don't know if that works when deep frying

I'd imagine it's just fine for deep frying.