Emapanadas

Emapanadas (餡餅)

Argentine empanadas are often served at parties as a starter or main course, or in festivals. Shops specialize in freshly made empanadas, with many flavors and fillings.

The dough is usually of wheat flour and beef drippings with fillings differing from province to province; in some, it is mainly chicken; in others, beef (cubed or ground depending on the region) is used, perhaps spiced with cumin and paprika; others include onion, boiled egg, olives, or raisins. Empanadas can be baked (Salta-style) or fried (Tucuman-style). They may also contain ham, fish, humita (sweetcorn with white sauce) or spinach; a fruit filling is used to create a dessert empanada. Empanadas of the interior regions can be spiced with peppers. Many are eaten at celebrations.

In those places (usually take-out shops) where several types are served, a repulgue, or pattern, is added to the pastry fold. These patterns indicate the filling. In larger cities, empanadas are more commonly eaten as take-away food, sourced from restaurants specializing in this dish. They usually carry dozens of different varieties, which is not the case in northern provinces, where empanadas are usually made at home, with more traditional recipes.

For 4 People

Prepare Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients: (Empanada dough)

¶ Flour: 3 cups

¶ Salt: 1 tsp

¶ Water: 1/2 cup

¶ Egg: 1

¶ Egg white: 1

¶ Vinegar: 1 tsp

¶ Shortening: 3 tsp (or Butter)

Preparation:

Step1	Beat Water, Egg, Egg White and Vinegar together in the bowl.
Step2	Mix Flour and salt in separate bowl, cut the shortening into the Flour Mix, Add the Water/Egg/Vinegar Mixture in the center, Mix the wet and dry ingredients in the bowl.
Step3	Place the dough on a Floured surface, knead until the Flour is incorporated, Wrap in plastic, refrigerate for 1 hour.

Empanadas內餡口味有：

¨ Carne suave：清淡牛肉

¨ Carne picante：微辣牛肉(其實一點都不辣)

¨ Carne cortada a cuchillo：刀切丁塊牛肉

¨ Carne con aceituna y huevo：牛肉+水煮蛋碎丁+綠橄欖碎丁

¨ Carne salteña：Salta西北部高原口味

¨ Carne dulce：微甜牛肉

¨ Carne con hongos：牛肉+白蘑菇

¨ Jamón y queso：豬腿肉火腿片塊+乳酪

¨ Muzzarella：Pizza專用的乳酪

¨ Queso y cebolla：乳酪+洋蔥

¨ Pollo：雞肉

¨ Pollo con hierbas: 雞肉+調味草

¨ Espinaca c/salsa blanca：波菜+白奶油醬

¨ Espinaca c/queso：波菜+乳酪

¨ Salteado de vegetales：炒蔬菜

¨ Humita：玉米

¨ Atún：鮪魚(金槍魚)

¨ Roquefort con jamón：好像發霉的乳酪(味道很濃厚)+ 豬腿肉火腿片塊

¨ Champignon con queso y jerez：香菇+乳酪有加雪莉酒

¨ Panceta, morrón y mozzarella：五花熏肉+紅椒+ Pizza專用的乳酪

¨ Panceta, ciruela y mozzarella:五花熏肉+梅果+ Pizza專用的乳酪

¨ Jamón, queso, huevo y cebolla：豬腿肉火腿片塊+乳酪+水煮蛋碎丁+洋蔥

¨ Patagónica de cordero：南部Patagonia的羊肉

¨ Fusión de 4 quesos：4種口味的乳酪

¨ Pollo laqueado con miel y cerveza：蜜蠟+啤酒的雞肉

Buenos Aires市中心有一間Emapanadas連鎖專賣店EL NOBLE

我猜想大家都應很熟悉阿根廷美食之一Empanada(餡餅)，如來阿根廷的話必定想要嘗試吃吃看, 所以我推薦這間連鎖店，因為它有許多不同口味，可以單點各一個來品嘗，又可刷卡付賬，在市中心的分店地址是Av.Cordoba 359，如果有逛到花街Florida跟Av.Cordoba交叉接角的Shopping Mall GALERIA DEL PACIFICO，那就順著Av.Cordoba往門牌號碼少號的方向過2個街口就可看到這間店面。