You want a get together with your friends, and show them your Latin culinary skills. Then empanadas are the perfect finger food for you and your friends. Empanadas are a crescent- shaped pastry with a filling, very popular in South America. Be as creative: Empanadas can be filled with any type of food-- shrimp, beef, fruits anything.These are the ingredients that you need to make an Argentinean empanada:
Dough Wrapper
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-2 tsp salt
1 cup cold butter, cut into small cubes, or 1 cup lard
2 eggs
2/3 cup cold water
2 tbs white vinegar
Argentine Meat Filling
1 lb ground beef, turkey, or chicken
4-6 hard boiled eggs
1 cup green olives (optional)
handful of raisins (optional)
1 or 2 large onions
3 cloves garlic
2-3 tbs ground cumin powder
1 tsp chili powder
2 tsp sugar
salt and pepper to taste
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