Empanadas Paisas (Meat-Filled Turnovers) Recipe

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Empanadas Paisas (Meat-Filled Turnovers)
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Ingredients
20
Count
Nutrition
703
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Combine the onions, scallions, salt, pepper and ground cumin seed in a plastic bag large enough to hold everything. Add the meat and marinate overnight.
  2. Remove meat from the marinade, reserve marinade.
  3. Brown the meat in the vegetable oil, then add the reserved marinade and add water. Cook until the meat is tender (40 minutes). Remove and grind the meat. Save the stock from cooking the meats.
  4. Sauté the onions and scallions in 4 Tbsp oil. Add the chopped tomatoes and fry an additional 3 or 4 minutes.
  5. Mix in the ground meats and meat stock and cook for about 10 minutes.
  6. Peel and mash the cooled, boiled potatoes and add them to the meat and vegetable mixture.
  7. Mix the salt, pepper and ground cumin seed into the meat and potato mixture.
  8. For the dough:.
  9. Boil the dry yellow corn in sufficient water to cover the corn, for about 30 minutes.
  10. Put the cooked corn through a grinder.
  11. Add the salt, cornstarch and brown sugar to the ground corn.
  12. Knead the dough until it is thoroughly mixed and forms a firm ball.
  13. Pick off small pieces and form into the size of small balls. Flatten each piece thin.
  14. Put about 1 tsp of the meat mixture in the center of the flattened ball. Fold over and pinch edges together to close and form a pretty edge.
  15. Place in deep, hot vegetable oil and fry about 3 or 4 minutes until golden brown.
  16. Remove and put on paper towels in a colander.
  17. Serve immediately or reheat in a paper bag in the oven prior to serving.
  18. The meat mixture can be made in advance and stored in the freezer, but the dough must be made fresh the day of use.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 702.92 Kcal (2943 kJ)
Calories from fat 301.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.45g 51%
Cholesterol 53.29mg 18%
Sodium 1050.82mg 44%
Potassium 870.76mg 19%
Total Carbs 83.82g 28%
Sugars 10.27g 41%
Dietary Fiber 11.94g 48%
Protein 18.5g 37%
Vitamin C 21.2mg 35%
Vitamin A 0.8mg 25%
Iron 3mg 17%
Calcium 71.8mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 173.68 Kcal (727 kJ)
Calories from fat 74.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.26g 51%
Cholesterol 13.17mg 18%
Sodium 259.65mg 44%
Potassium 215.16mg 19%
Total Carbs 20.71g 28%
Sugars 2.54g 41%
Dietary Fiber 2.95g 48%
Protein 4.57g 37%
Vitamin C 5.2mg 35%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 25%
Iron 0.7mg 17%
Calcium 17.7mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 16
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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