Hatch Pepper Pork Empanadas

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http://www.centralmarket.com/recipe/appetizers-snacks/Hatch-Pepper-Pork-Empanadas

1 hour, 35 minutes

6 servings

Appetizers & Snacks

2(1)

683 cal/serving

jdelaney72

Ingredients

Dough

3cups (≈375gestimated from: Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached [cup]) Flour, All-purpose

³/₄cups (≈153.8gestimated from: Lard [cup]) Lard

³/₄tsp (≈4.5gestimated from: Salt, table [tsp]) Salt

¹/₂cups (≈118.5gestimated from: Water, tap, municipal [cup 8 fl oz]) Water

2tbsp (≈29.8gestimated from: Vinegar, cider [tbsp]) Apple Cider Vinegar

3large (≈51gestimated from: Egg, yolk, raw, fresh [large]) Egg Yolks

Filling

1tbsp (≈13.6gestimated from: USDA Commodity Food, oil, vegetable, soybean, refined [tablespoon]) Vegetable Oil

¹/₂medium (≈55gestimated from: Onions, raw [medium (2-1/2" dia)]) Onion chopped

12oz (340.2goz -> g) Ground Pork

8medium (≈360gestimated from: Peppers, hot chili, green, raw [pepper]) Hatch Green Chilies roasted and chopped

3medium (≈102gestimated from: Tomatillos, raw [medium]) Tomatillos blanched and chopped

1medium (≈102gestimated from: Corn, sweet, yellow, raw [ear, medium (6-3/4" to 7-1/2" long) yields]) Corn kernals

3medium (≈11.4gestimated from: Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) [medium]) Olives chopped

¹/₄cups (≈59gestimated from: Alcoholic beverage, beer, light [fl oz]) Beer

Steps

1 Mix flour and salt and combine with shortening. Lightly beat egg yolks, water, and cider vinegar. Add to flour mixture. Add more water if dough is crumbly. Dough should be slightly stretchy when pulled and can form a ball. Flatten into a disk and refrigerate 30 minutes.
2 Cook onion in oil until transparent. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add pork and cook until no longer pink. Add chiles, tomatillos, corn, olives, and beer and cook until most of the liquid is gone. Add salt to taste. Cool completely before filling pastry, or pastry will fall apart.
3 Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
4 Roll out dough until thin and cut with 4-inch biscuit round. Moisten inside edges with water. Place 1 tablespoon filling in center, fold and pinch to seal. Decorate edge with fork tines. Bake 20-25 minutes until golden. Cool on rack for 5 minutes.