Monday, August 22, 2011

Empanadas Fanatic - My First Blog

Empanadas are pastry shell turnovers made by folding dough over different types of filling. They are ideal  as “tapas” (snacks/appetizers), finger foods, lunches and meals on the go. Great for big parties-- everybody loves them!
Although their origins have been credited to Spain and Portugal, they are widely common throughout Latin America.

The most popular filling in Argentina is ground beef seasoned with cumin, onion, green olive and raisins and chopped or sliced hard-boiled egg. Empanadas could be baked or fried. Check my side bar for links to many empanadas recipes.

In Bolivia, empanadas usually contain potatoes, peas, carrots, olives or raisins. Bolivians also eat cheese empanadas sprinkled with sugar.

In Peru they make chicken empanadas with rocoto pepper or aji Amarillo.

In Colombia they are made with shredded pork and beef and serve with aji and lime wedges on the side. 

As soon as I tried some of these recipes, I will blog about it.

For now, thank you for visiting my blog.
Carola