Great Grandma Silva s Chilean Empanadas

Ingredients

2 1/2 lb round steak or boneless rump 1 roast 1 garlic clove 1 onion stuck with 3 cloves 1 carrot, peeled, cut into 1 pieces 1/2 cup sherry 1 1/2 cup black raisins 3 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, minced 3 tsp oregano 3 tsp cumin seed, crushed 2 tbsp ground chile (california or 1 new mexican chile 1 powder) 1 tsp salt 1/4 cup slivered almonds 1 cup sliced black olives, or 1/2 1 cup sliced stuffed green olives 1 grandma s favorite) 2 tbsp sugar for sprinkling over 1 empanadas (optional)

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Preparation
 
PASTRY:

1/4 cup vegetable shortening 2 tablespoons butter 3 cups all-purpose
flour 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon salt 2 1/2 cups canola
oil for frying Cut meat into 6 pieces, place in a heavy pot and cover
with cold water. Add garlic, whole onion and carrot. Simmer gently
for 2 hours. If the meat cooks over high heat, it will toughen. When
the meat is tender, turn off heat and let it cool in the broth until
warm to the touch. Reserve broth.

Using a sharp knife, chop meat very finely. You also can use a food
processor but don t overdo. Grandma always minced her meat in a small
wooden bowl using a hand chopper with a curved blade, but my
ethnicity goes only so far...

Warm the sherry in a small saucepan; add the raisins and let steep
while you prep the other ingredients.

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet; add the onion and saute until
softened. Stir in the oregano and crushed cumin and saute for 1
minute. Stir in the chopped beef, ground chile and salt. Cook for 15
minutes, adding enough of the reserved broth to make the mixture
glisten. It should not be soggy, just moist.

Remove picadillo from the heat, and stir in the plumped raisins, the
almonds and olives. Taste, and add more salt, orega- no, cumin or
chile powder, if desired. If the picadillo seems a bit drier than you
like, add more broth or (better yet) some of the raisin sherry.
Refrigerate overnight, or up to 3 days.

The pastry: Using a large fork or pastry blender, cut the shortening
and butter into the flour until crumbly. Stir the salt into the
water. Drizzle water slowly over the flour mixture, adding just
enough to make a soft pliable dough. Knead gently a floured board for
1 minute. The dough should be smooth but not overworked. Break off a
golf ball-size piece of dough (keeping the remaining dough covered
with plastic wrap) and roll into a 6- inch circle. Place 1/2 cup
picadillo on half of the circle. Fold over the top half, pinching
over the edges; press with a fork to seal. It is important to seal
the edges well so the filling doesn t leak out during frying.

Heat the canola oil in a 2-inch deep skillet. When the oil is hot
enough it will ripple. Ease in 1 empanada and spoon hot oil over the
surface. After 1 1/2 minutes, turn the empanada. Total cooking time
for each empanada is about 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove
and drain on several thicknesses.of paper towel, blotting the surface
with more paper towels. Sprinkle empanadas lightly with sugar while
still warm.

If you plan to serve the empanadas later, cool, cover, and
refrigerate. To reheat, place on a cookie sheet and bake in a 350
degree F. oven for 10 minutes. Makes about 12 very large empanadas,
or 24 small turnovers.

 

 
Servings:
1

 

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