Chicken Empanada Recipe

Course             Snacks

Cuisine            Filipino

Prep Time       15 minutes

Cook Time       40 minutes

Total Time       55 minutes

Servings           6 people

Calories           777kcal

 

Equipment

• 1 pastry blender

 

Ingredients

Filling ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breast cut into cubes
• 1 Knorr chicken cube
• 1 cup potato diced
• 1 cup carrot diced
• 1 cup green peas
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1 onion minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic minced
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• Salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoon cooking oil

Dough ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 tablespoon water cold
• 1 egg

Instructions

1. Start cooking the filing by heating the cooking oil in a pan.
2. Once the oil is hot, saute the garlic and onion.
3. Add the chicken breast then cook until color turns light brown
4. (about 5 minutes)
5. Add oyster sauce, soy sauce, and Knorr chicken cube. Stir and
6. cover the pot. Cook for 5 minutes.
7. Put-in carrots and potatoes. Cook for another 5 minutes
8. Add the green peas, raisins, and sugar then simmer for 3 minutes
9. Season with salt and ground black pepper. Turn off the heat,
10. drain the excess liquid, and set aside.
11. Make the dough by combining the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl
12. starting with the all-purpose flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix well
13. using a wire whisk.
14. Cut the butter into small thin pieces place in the mixing bowl
15. with the dry ingredients.(the butter should be cold and solid before doing this)
16. Add water gradually and mix all the ingredients thoroughly until
17. a dough is formed. You may use a pastry blender to ease the process.
18. Divide the dough into individual pieces by grabbing a piece from
19. the whole mixture and rolling it in your hand until a spherical shape is
20. formed. Do this until all the dough is consumed. Set aside in a cool place for
21. at least 20 minutes
22. Flatten the spherical dough by pressing it with your palm
23. against a flat surface. Use a rolling pin to flatten it fully while creating a
24. round shape.
25. Arrange about a quarter to half a cup of filling (the chicken
26. that you cooked in the first few steps) at the middle of the flattened dough.
27. Fold the dough so that opposite ends meet (you should have formed a half moon
28. shaped dough)then press the edges and seal. (refer to the video for the
29. technique)
30. After all the fillings are consumed, crack the egg and separate
31. the white from the yolk. Beat the egg white lightly and mix a little
32. water.Glaze the crust by brushing the egg wash.
33. Put a wax paper on top of a baking tray or grease the baking
34. tray then arranged the sealed doughs.
35. Pre-heat oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes. Bake the
36. sealed doughs for 25 minutes at the same temperature.
37. Remove from the oven.
38. Serve hot. Share and Enjoy!