Recipe: Tasty Pork Picadillo Empandas

Pork Picadillo Empandas.

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

Ingredients of Pork Picadillo Empandas

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

Pork Picadillo Empandas step by step

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..