Brazilian Empanadas

catalinacrawler's Note:

this is not my own personal recipe, i added it for the zaar world tour game and now zaar reps refuse to remove it.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 45 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 20

• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 10 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 tablespoons shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup beer
• 1 small onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 2 plum tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1 (14 ounce) can hearts of palm, drained and palms cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup sherry wine
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 egg yolk
• oil, for frying

Directions:

1. Sift together the flour, salt, and turmeric.
2. Work in the butter and shortening until it has a cornmeal-like consistency.
3. Add the egg and the beer, and work until incorporated.
4. Cover with a wet towel, and rest for 15 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, saute the onion, tomatoes, and hearts of palm in butter for 2 to 3 minutes, until soft.
6. Deglaze with the sherry.
7. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
8. Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes.
9. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool to room temperature.
10. Preheat oil to 350°F.
11. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and flatten into rounds approximately 3-inches in diameter.
12. Spoon 1 tablespoon of stuffing onto each round, fold the dough in half, brush edges with egg yolk, and pinch to seal.
13. Fry the empanadas for 4 minutes.

Reviews

[MrsKette]

If you don't mind, a correction: they are called "Empadas." Empanadas are a bit different and are not Brazilian. I'll try it and rate afterwards. (I have trouble figuring a good dough for pastel, since AMerican flour is completely different from the Brazilian; my recipes don't work here...)

[Rita~]

Ok! so cheated with the dough using Goya`s 10 discos grandes pre-packaged dough for the turnovers. Used cherry tomatoes in place of the plum (Thats what I have so far in my garden). Added 1 hot chili. Used 1/4 cup sherry. Added the diced shrimp mixed and removed from the stove. For it will continue cooking in the hot veggies and when frying. Didn`t want them overcooked.