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Corn dough empanadas

Crispy empanadas filled with potato and meat, typical Colombian.

Gluten-free

60 minTime
6Servings
MediumDifficulty
ColombiaCuisine

Ingredients

  • 300 g precooked yellow corn flour
  • 450 g hot water
  • 1 teaspoon color or annatto
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 300 g cooked and mashed potato
  • 200 g ground beef
  • 1 spring onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 ripe tomato
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • Plenty of oil for frying

Step-by-step

Choose your robot:
  1. Put the onion, garlic and tomato in the mixing bowl and chop 5 sec/speed 5.
  2. Saute 5 min/Varoma/spoon speed, add the ground beef and cumin and cook 8 min/Varoma/reverse/spoon speed.
  3. Add the cooked potato and mix 20 sec/reverse/speed 2. Set aside the filling and let it cool.
  4. Without washing the mixing bowl, pour in the hot water, salt and color and mix 10 sec/speed 3.
  5. Add the corn flour and knead 1 min/dough mode until you get a smooth dough.
  6. Roll out portions of dough between plastic, place the filling, fold and seal to form the empanadas.
  7. Fry in hot oil at 180C until golden and crispy. Serve with aji.

Tips

  • The dough should stay soft so it does not crack when sealing.
  • Serve with cilantro and lime aji.
  • You can bake them at 200C for 20 minutes for a lighter version.

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