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Bahama Breeze Empanada Recipe

BahamaBreeze empanadas are the greatest because they have the ideal balance between soft and crunchy. They are incredibly well-liked as appetizers throughout the Caribbean. Empanadas are known as emparedas in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking nations. The most typical fillings are chicken or ground beef, while the crust is made with flour, onions, and butter.
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 4 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Servings 3
Calories 856kcal

Ingredients

  • Two Cups Flour
  • A quarter cup of vegetable shortening
  • Melted 1/4 cup of salted butter
  • Two eggs, lightly beaten
  • Milk, Whole, One-Fourth Cup
  • Half a teaspoon of Kosher salt
  • Approximately 10 cups of vegetable oil
  • 1/2 pound of beef ground
  • Roughly a quarter cup of diced Russet potatoes
  • Carrots, cut (about a quarter cup's worth),
  • Diced yellow onion, 2 tablespoons
  • 1 teaspoon of minced parsley
  • Spice it up with 1 tsp. of curry
  • 1/2 teaspoon of paprika
  • Salinity, Quarter of a Teaspoon
  • Fifteenth of a teaspoon of chili pepper
  • Chicken broth, 2 tablespoons
  • Lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon

Instructions

  • In a sizable mixing basin, combine all-purpose flour and kosher salt to make the batter.
  • Add 1/4 cup of vegetable shortening and stir.
  • Cut the cold butter with a butter knife and put it in the flour.
  • Combine milk and beaten eggs in that basin.
  • Form a ball by kneading the dough. Cover with plastic wrap.
  • To give you time to complete the filling, kindly place it in the refrigerator.
  • In a skillet, add your 1/2 pound of ground meat.
  • On a medium heat setting. When it browns, remove it from the fire.
  • Drain the fat into a bowl using a slotted spoon from the skillet.
  • Then pour the russet potato dice into the saucepan.
  • Boil some water in your pot.
  • When the potatoes are sufficiently soft, drain them.
  • Put them in the skillet with the remaining fat.
  • Cook the onion and carrots for five minutes over medium heat.
  • Add the cooked ground meat to the skillet once more.
  • Salt, paprika, curry powder, cayenne pepper, and chopped parsley are then added.
  • Add lime juice and chicken broth after mixing.
  • 3 to 5 minutes on low heat.
  • Remove the skillet from the heat and set it aside.