Filipino Empanada Recipe

 You will find different versions of the Filipino Empanada depending of which region it is coming from. The meat usually used is pork, chicken or ground beef.  You can also find onions, raisins, carrots, green peas, potatoes and eggs. For this Filipino Empanada Recipe I used chicken for the filling.

Filling ingredients

2 pounds chicken breast

2 medium potatoes, cut in small cubes and fried

1/2 cup green Peas

1/3 cup raisins

1/2 cup chicken broth

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 medium onion, chopped

Salt and pepper

Dough ingredients

3 cups flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 cup butter

1/3 cup cold water

Roll-in ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour

3/4 cup Crisco shortening

1/2 cup sugar

Filipino Empanada Recipe

HOW TO MAKE FILIPINO EMPANADAS

Preparation Time:   45 minutes

Cooking Time:  60 minutes

Filling Preparation

1.Boil the chicken in 3 cups of water. Cut in small cubes.

2.Saute the onion, the garlic, the chicken and all the other ingredients

Dough preparation

1. Mix all the ingredients together.

2. Add the butter in the mixture and gradually add the cold water until it forms a smooth  ball.

3. Let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

4. Mix the roll-in ingredients together.

5. Roll out the dough in 1/2 inch thick and add the roll-in in the center. Gather the edges to seal.

6. Roll out the dough to flatten it and fold it. Repeat this step again and let it rest for 2 minutes.

7. Flatten the dough again and cut in 20 pieces.

8. Roll out each pieces in a 4 inch circle.

9. Add 2 teaspoons of the filling in the middle of the dough and fold to make an half moon shape.

10. Seal the empanada by pressing the edges with a fork.

11. Deep fry until golden brown or bake in the oven at  375 ° F for 30 minutes.

If you don’t want to do the dough you can purchase frozen puff pastry dough at the grocery. It will not be a sweet crust but you can compensate by adding more raisins to the filling.

Enjoy!

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