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Posted on

17 September 2012

by

Phil Neil, Head Chef at Gaucho

Empanadas

Ingredients

Egg
Flour
Salt
Ground Black Pepper
Water
Butter
Beef
Green Pitted Olives
White Spanish Onion
Spring Onion
Red Bell Pepper
Aji Molido
Ground Cumin
Cracked black pepper

Preparation

  • Mix together the flour, salt and pepper
  • Add egg whites and egg yolk and evenly mix in
  • Add the butter and evenly mix in
  • Slowly add the water, mixing in for approximately 10-15 mins on a slow speed, then finish on a high speed for 1-2 minutes
  • Rest for one hour prior to use
  • Peel onion and de-seed peppers, cut both into quarter inch dice, saute the diced onions and red peppers with the butter
  • Add the ground beef, cumin, aji molido and saute till the beef is cooked
  • Cook out, Add seasoning and continue cooking for 3 minutes
  • Take off the heat and add the shaved spring onions, and green olives which have been hand-picked into four pieces from each olive
  • Fold this into the pastry and deep fry
Cooks Note

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