How to Cook Tasty Pork Picadillo Empandas

Pork Picadillo Empandas.

You can cook Pork Picadillo Empandas using 20 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Pork Picadillo Empandas

1. Prepare 12 oz of ground pork butt.
2. You need 2 tsp of vegetable oil.
3. It's 1/2 oz of jalapeño minced.
4. Prepare 2 tsp of chili powder.
5. You need 1 tsp of ground cumin.
6. You need 1 tsp of ground cinnamon.
7. Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground allspice.
8. It's 2 oz of golden raisins, plumped in water.
9. You need 2 oz of sliced almonds, blanched, chopped.
10. You need 3 tbsp of lime juice.
11. It's 2 tbsp of sour cream.
12. You need to taste of Salt/ Pepper.
13. It's of Empanada Dough.
14. You need 6 3/4 oz of all purpose flour.
15. You need 4 oz of masa harina.
16. You need 3 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
17. You need 1 tsp of salt.
18. You need 4 oz of lard melted, cooled.
19. It's 6 oz of water or as needed.
20. It's 2 of eggs.

Pork Picadillo Empandas instructions

1. Heat oil in a sauté pan to medium-high heat. Add ground pork until no longer pink. Stir in jalapeño and seasonings until most of liquid evaporates..
2. Transfer to a bowl and add raisins and almonds. Season with lime juice. Fold in sour cream adding just enough to bind meat filling. Put in fridge to cool..
3. To make dough blend flour, masa harina, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add melted lard and mix by hand until moistened. Blend 4oz of water and 1 egg at a time gradually. When dough forms into a ball lightly knead until pliable..
4. To assemble roll out dough into 3 in circles. Add small amount of filling, about a 1/2 oz to middle. Brush edges with egg wash, fold in half and seal seams with a fork. Transfer to parchment lined pans and refrigerate until ready to fry.
5. Heat oil in a deep 2 1/2 in pan or deep fryer to 350. Add empanadas to hot oil and fry both sides until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot with pico de gallo or salsa..