Colombian Empanadas
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1/4 pound ground pork
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 potato, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped
- 4 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
- 2 hardboiled eggs, chopped
- 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed, drained and chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 recipe Cheese Pastry
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over moderate heat.
- Add the meat, onions, carrot and potato and saute until the meat is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the tomato, cilantro, eggs, capers, salt and pepper.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Roll out the chilled pastry to 1/4 inch thick and cut out 3 inch diameter rounds (you should get about 40).
- Place 2 tablespoons of the filling on half of the rounds, and cover the filling with the remaining half of the rounds.
- Seal the edges with the tines of a fork.
- Place the filled empanadas on a baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.
vegetable oil, ground pork, onion, carrot, potato, tomato, cilantro, eggs, capers, salt, recipe cheese pastry
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/colombian-empanadas.html (may not work)