Pastelillos de Carne ... Puerto Rico
Ingredients
3 1/3 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tbsp. shortening (chilled) (I love Crisco)
1 egg (well beaten)
3/4 cup cold water
Vegetable oil
The Filling: Picadillo (see recipe below)
Directions
The Dough:
Mix flour, salt and baking powder.
Cut the shortening into the flour mixture.
Using a blender, thoroughly mix the egg
and water.
Add the liquid mixture to the flour and
thoroughly mix using a fork.
Divide the dough into 10 pieces.
Work each piece with a rolling pin until
it is the size of a small plate.
Add 1 tbsp. of meat filling per pastelillo,
coat the edge with a little water and fold over.
Press down the edges with a fork to secure and seal them.
Fry in plenty of oil so they will expand.
Place on paper towels to absorb the extra oil.
RICAN WARNING!!!
WaIT to handle these after being at room
temperature for at least 15 minutes.
They are hot and WILL burn your mouth
and "bembas".
Should make 10 pastelillos.
Tips
You can use ready-made dough which they
call "plantillas", sold at Cuban grocery
stores. They are made by Goya and Cubanita
brands. They come in 2 sizes and in packages
of 10 circles which you just have to stuff
and seal.
In Mexican grocery stores you can find them
too. They are made by "La Salte�a" and cpmtain
12-15 "tapas".
Try stuffing them with shredded cheese, shrimp,
crab meat or my "Basic Meat Filling" recipe.
Picadillo - Relleno B�sico
Ingredients
1 lb. ground meat
2 oz. chopped cooking ham
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 medium garlic clove (a pilonazo)
1/4 tsp. vinegar
1 tsp. salt
6-8 chopped olives
1 tsp. capers
1 envelope of saz�n
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
2 tsp. sofrito
Optional:
8-10 chopped prunes
2 tsp. raisins
Directions
In a deep pot, brown the ground meat.
Drain most of the grease and add garlic,
ham, oregano, vinegar, salt, olives, capers,
saz�n, sofrito and tomato sauce.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and cover the pot.
Cook for 15 minutes covered.
Uncover and cook another 15 minutes,
stirring ocasionally.
Tips
For a healthier recipe, try using
ground turkey instead.
If you prefer to cook ground pork meat,
cook an additional 15-20 minutes.
This recipe is used in making pastelillos,
alcapurrias, stuffed green peppers, pi�on
and many other dishes.
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