Chorizo Empanadas [Recipe + Video] Filling + 3 Types of Dough
User Reviews
5
2 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
410 kcal
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Course
Snacks
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Cuisine
South American, Dominican
Chorizo Empanadas [Recipe + Video] Filling + 3 Types of Dough
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Looking to try a new filling for your pastelitos, empanadas, or pastelones? This extra-flavorful, easy-to-make chorizo filling is just perfect.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound chorizo sausage 454g, Mexican-style
- 1 red onion (medium-size, minced [65 g]
- 1 red bell pepper or green bell pepper (diced [76g]
- ⅓ cup green olives sliced, pitted
- 1 cup tomato sauce [115g]
- salt (optional)
- 1 prig parsley for garnish, chopped (optional)
Optional additions (pick one)
- 2 egg hard-boiled, minced, medium
- ½ cup potato boiled, diced
- 1 cup cheddar cheese (or cheese of your preference
Instructions
1. Removing casing
- Slice the casing with a knife and remove and discard the casings.
2. Cooking meat
- Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage. Cook stirring, breaking down the clumps, until the chorizo is browned and cooked through (about 7 minutes. Discard excess grease if you find it necessary (it wlil depend on the sausage you use).Stir in onion and cook and stir until it turns translucent. Add pepper and olives and cook stirring for a minute.Pour in tomato sauce and stir until it is heated through. Season with salt to taste (I didn't add any). Remove from the heat and sprinkle with parsley (optional).
3. Using extra ingredients
- For empanadas and pastelitos, you can mix in the minced boiled egg or the diced boiled potato. Alternatively, you can stuff empanadas with cheese and this chorizo stuffing.
Notes
- The nutritional information is calculated as if this will be served as a meat dish, which would yield 4 servings.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
410kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
16g
(80%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
203mg
(68%)
Sodium
2375mg
(99%)
Potassium
495mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
2248IU
(45%)
Vitamin C
71mg
(79%)
Calcium
265mg
(27%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 410 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 410kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 16g | 80% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 203mg | 68% |
| Sodium | 2375mg | 99% |
| Potassium | 495mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 2248IU | 45% |
| Vitamin C | 71mg | 79% |
| Calcium | 265mg | 27% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
2 reviews
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