Potato Chorizo Empanadas Food

POTATO, PEPPER, AND CHORIZO EMPAñADAS

Steps:

• Make filling:
• Cook chorizo in oil in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, 2 minutes, then transfer to a medium bowl with a slotted spoon. Add onions to saucepan and cook, stirring frequently, until golden and very soft, about 15 minutes. Add garlic, bell peppers, bay leaf, salt, and oregano and cook, stirring frequently, until peppers are very soft, about 15 minutes. Peel potato and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, then stir into onion mixture and cook over moderately low heat, covered, stirring frequently, until potatoes are just barely tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Add potato mixture to chorizo and stir to combine. Cool filling to room temperature and discard bay leaf.
• Form and bake empanadas:
• Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 400°F. Divide dough into 12 equal pieces and form each into a disk. Keeping remaining pieces covered, roll out 1 piece on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 5-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick).
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons filling onto center and fold dough in half, enclosing filling. Press edges together to seal, then crimp decoratively with your fingers or tines of a fork. Transfer empanada to a baking sheet. Make 11 more empanadas in same manner, arranging on 2 baking sheets.
• Lightly brush empanadas with some of egg wash and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until golden, about 25 minutes. Transfer empanadas to a rack to cool at least 5 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

POTATO AND CHORIZO EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Filling: In a sauce pan, cover potatoes with water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for about 6 minutes until potato is tender.
• Drain water from potatoes.
• Place 1/4 cup of broth in a skillet and add sausage.
• Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute.
• Add onion and bell pepper and cook 2 minutes.
• Add cooked potatoes and 1/4 cup broth and cook until liquid evaporates.
• Chill chorizo mixture while preparing dough.
• Dough: Level flour with a knife in measuring cup.
• Mix 1/2 cup of flour, water and vinegar, stirring with a whisk to combine.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a separate bowl mix: 1 1/2 cups flour, sugar, salt, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
• Cut shortening into dough with a pastry blender or 2 knives.
• Should resemble coarse meal.
• Add this mixture to wet mixture and toss until flour mixture is moist.
• Chill dough in freezer for 10 minutes.
• Place on floured surface and roll out into a rectangle (18x12).
• Using a biscuit cutter and cut into 4 inch circles.
• Spoon 1 tbsp filling into circles and leave a 1/2 inch border.
• Seal dough with fingers.
• Combine water and egg and brush egg mixture over dough to help seal.
• Place on baking sheet and bake at 400°F for 20 minutes until golden brown.

CHORIZO AND POTATO EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Prepare empanada dough according to your chose recipe. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap, and let it rest at room temperature for 1 hour or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Place the sausages in a skillet, and cover them halfway with water. Cook the sausages until the water has evaporated then continue to cook until all sides are browned and the sausages are cooked through.
• Use a spatula to crumble the sausages, and brown them in the skillet for a few minutes longer. Remove sausages from the heat, and set aside to cool.
• Place the onions, cumin, and chopped peppers in the same skillet, adding a bit of vegetable oil if needed. Sauté the vegetables until softened and fragrant.
• Add the potatoes and 1/2 cup of the chicken broth to the skillet with the vegetables, and cook until the liquid has evaporated. Add more liquid in small amounts if necessary, and continue to cook just until the potatoes are just tender.
• Stir the sausage into the potato mixture, and let the filling cool. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat the oven to 375 F.
• Divide the empanada dough into about 12 pieces (for medium-large empanadas), and roll each piece into a circle.
• Fill each circle of dough with a couple of tablespoons of filling. Wet the edges of the dough lightly with water and fold the circle of dough in half, sealing the filling inside. Press the edges firmly to seal.
• Fold the edges over in a decorative braid .
• Brush the empanadas lightly with the egg yolk, and place them on a baking sheet. Bake empanadas for 25 to 20 minutes, or until puffed and golden brown.
• Serve empanadas warm or at room temperature.

BEEF & CHORIZO EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Tip the flour into a bowl with 1 tsp salt and add the butter. Rub the butter and flour with your fingertips until crumbly. Add the eggs and 100ml cold water, bring together to a dough then turn out onto a floured surface and begin to knead until soft and smooth. Cover with cling film and put in the fridge to rest for 20 mins.
• Remove the chorizo from its casing and add to a mixing bowl with the mince, onion, coriander, parsley, paprika, cumin and chilli flakes. Mix everything together, then cook in a frying pan over a medium heat for 2 mins. Add the tomato purée and cook for a further 7-10 mins until everything is cooked through. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Divide the dough into four portions and roll out each one into a thin sheet. Use a 10cm biscuit cutter to cut out discs. Place 1 tsp of filling in the centre of each disc, wet the edges, pinch both sides up and fold in half to seal. Use a fork to crimp the edges.
• Arrange on a lined baking tray, brush with beaten egg and bake for 20 mins. When the empanadas are ready, remove from the oven and cool for 5 mins before serving.

POTATO CHORIZO EMPANADAS

Steps:

• Peel the potato and cut into 1/4-inch cubes. Peel the onion and cut into 1/4-inch pieces.
• Place the potato, onion, and chorizo in a large sauté pan and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are cooked through. Drain on paper towels and let cool.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F, if baking immediately.
• Cut the dough into 3-inch circles with a cookie cutter. (A knife run around the outside of a glass also works well.) Spoon a teaspoonful of the chorizo mixture into the center of each dough circle. Dip your finger in water and wet the entire edge of the dough. Fold the dough over to form a half circle and press the edge firmly with a fork to seal. Arrange the empanadas on a baking sheet. Place the egg in a small bowl and beat until combined. Brush the egg over the empanadas and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown. Place the empanadas on a large plate and serve warm.

POTATO, PEPPER, AND CHORIZO EMPANADAS

Steps:

• To make dough:.
• Sift together flour and salt. Use pastry blender to add butter to make a coarse meal with pea sized lumps.
• Beat together egg, water and vinegar in a small bowl.
• Add to flour mixture, stirring with a fork. The mixture will look somewhat shaggy.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and gather together.
• Knead gently once or twice with the heel of your hand just enough to bring all the dough together.
• Flatten into a rectangle, wrap in plastic and chill one hour.
• To make filling.
• Remove chorizo from casing and cook on med-low in olive oil in a saucepan, about 5 minutes, stirring.
• Transfer to bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving the drippings behind.
• Add onions and cook 15 minutes.
• Add garlic, bell peppers, bayleaf, salt and oregano and cook another 15 minutes.
• Add potatoes to the onion/pepper mixture and stir.
• Cook over low heat 10-12 minutes.
• Stir in chorizo, then cool to room temperature Discard bay leaf.
• To assemble:.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Divide dough into 12 equal pieces and form each into a disk.
• Keeping remaining disks covered, roll out 1 piece on a lightly floured board into a 5 inch round.
• Spoon 2 T filling onto center and fold into half, enclosing filling.
• Press edges together to seal, then crimp with a fork.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Brush with egg/water wash then bake 25 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes before serving.