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CHICKEN EMPANADA BAKED NON GREASY
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CHICKEN EMPANADA BAKED NON GREASY

Non greasy baked and simple to make.
Course: Main
Cuisine: FILIPINO
Author: Shobee

Ingredients

CRUST

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup butter slice into cube
  • 4-5 tablespoon ice water
  • 1 egg used as egg wash

EMPANADA FILLING

  • 1/4 cup onion chopped
  • 1 lb ground chicken or ground pork
  • 1 medium sized potato cubed (in the video, I froze my potato, so I drain it)
  • 12 oz frozen fthawwed peas and carrots drain water
  • 2/3 cup raisins
  • soy sauce salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • water to soften potato

Instructions

EMPANADA CRUST

  • Pre heat oven at 400 F and place rack in the middle of the oven. Line baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside until ready to use.
  • Put ingredients 1 to 5 in a medium sized bowl and mix with wire whisk. Intermittently add iced cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time and knead until all of the ingredients come together. I used about 5 tablespoons of iced cold water in this recipe.
  • Wrap crust in a plastic wrap and refrigerate for an hour.
  • When ready, flatten crust and using a cookie cutter cut into rounds.
  • Add filling in the middle and seal. Brush the crust using the egg wash. As shown in the video
  • Bake at 400 F until golden brown on top.

EMPANADA FILLING

  • Heat cooking oil and saute' onion until transparent.
  • Add in the meat and cook until brown.
  • Add the potato and about 1/4 cup or more and cook potato until soft.
  • Add the peas and carrot and season mixture with soy sauce, pepper and salt. Season according to your taste. Add the raisins, mix all of the ingredients and turn off heat.
  • Let the Empanada filling cool and prepare to assemble.

Video

Notes

NOTE: THIS IS A LARGE BATCH FILLING COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF THE CRUST. I FREEZE THE LEFT OVER FILLING FOR THE NEXT USE.