Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, tuna empanadas. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Tuna Empanadas is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Tuna Empanadas is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
Buy Groceries at Amazon & Save. Make them ahead of time for a snack on the go. Ingredients include olive oil, onions, jalapeno chilies, tomatoes, canned tuna, salt, ground black pepper, fresh parsley, olives, puff pastry, and egg. Preparation Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tuna empanadas using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Tuna Empanadas:
- Get Crust
- Take 2 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour and 1 cup or more for dusting and kneading
- Prepare 1 teaspoon salt
- Prepare 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into cubes (chilled)
- Get 3/4 cup margarine or vegetable shortening
- Get 1/2 cup cold water
- Prepare Filling
- Prepare I use 4 canned flavored canned tuna such as afritada 175gms and drained
- Get 1 cup cheddar cheese cut into strips
- Prepare You can use other fillings you like cooked ham, chicken fillet, ground pork or beef or even fruits!
Just spoon the mixture into sections of a pie crust, fold and seal, then bake until golden brown. Tuna Empanadas Tuna puff pastry empanadas are great for parties and family gatherings! These Puff pastry pockets filled with delicious tuna filling are very easy to make! Warm oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Steps to make Tuna Empanadas:
- Crust. Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add the butter and shortening.
- Measure 1/2 cup (120ml) of water in a cup. Add ice. Stir it around. From that, measure 1/2 cup (120ml) of water– since the ice has melted a bit. Drizzle the cold water in, 1 Tablespoon (15ml) at a time, and stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon after every Tablespoon (15ml) added. Do not add any more water than you need to. Stop adding water when the dough begins to form large clumps.
- Transfer the pie dough to a floured work surface. The dough should come together easily and should not feel overly sticky. Using floured hands, fold the dough into itself until the flour is fully incorporated into the fats. Form it into a ball. Divide dough in half. Flatten each half into 1-inch thick discs using your hands.
- Wrap each tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- When rolling out the chilled pie dough discs to use in your pie, always use gentle force with your rolling pin. Start from the center of the disc and work your way out in all directions, turning the dough with your hands as you go. Visible specks of butter and fat in the dough are perfectly normal and expected!
- Form small discs about 5 inches in diameter and at least.25 inch thick or your desired thickness.
- Fill your pie with the tuna filling about 3 tablespoons of the tuna on one side of your crust then add cheese. Then fold sealing the sides using fork.
- I bake my empanadas rather than frying. At 350 degrees for 10 mins in the oven.
These Puff pastry pockets filled with delicious tuna filling are very easy to make! Warm oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. The Spanish tuna empanada recipe is one of the most popular Tapas recipes from Galicia (northern Spain). This easy and yummy pie is much larger than the empanada of Latin America! Add in the tuna, chopped olives, chopped eggs, Worcestershire sauce (or anchovy paste), honey and paprika.
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