Mushroom Empanadas

Name: Mushroom Empanadas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 20 servings
Ingredients: 1 leeks; 1 garlic clove; 500 grams Swiss brown mushrooms; 1 silverbeet white stem; 500 millilitres Béchamel sauce; 125 grams manchego cheese; salt; pepper; 50 grams butter; 50 grams flour; 500 millilitres milk; 1 pinch nutmeg; 125 grams grated Manchego cheese; salt

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings
20 servings
Course
Appetizer
Cuisine
South American

Mushroom Empanadas

Iris Warren

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Ingredients

Servings

Mushroom, silverbeet and bechamel empanada:

1 leeks
1 garlic clove
500 grams Swiss brown mushrooms
1 silverbeet white stem
500 millilitres Béchamel sauce
125 grams manchego cheese
salt
pepper

Bechamel sauce:

50 grams butter
50 grams flour
500 millilitres milk
1 pinch nutmeg
125 grams grated Manchego cheese
salt to taste

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Instructions

How to Make the Bechamel Sauce:

In a medium saucepan, heat the butter over medium-low heat until melted. Add the flour and stir until smooth. Over medium heat, cook, until the mixture turns a light, golden sandy color, about 5 minutes.
Add the milk to the mixture 1 cup at a time, whisking continuously until very smooth. Bring to a boil. Cook 10 – 20 minutes, stirring constantly, then add the manchego cheese and continue to stir until all melted. Season with salt and nutmeg, and set aside until ready to use.

How to Make the Empanada Filling:

Sweat leeks and minced garlic in butter and oil for 10 minutes then set aside. Roast mushrooms on a baking tray in oven at 225 degrees C ( 437 ℉) for about 10 minutes with butter, salt and pepper.
Meanwhile cook out diced silver beet until soft, add chopped green leaves until wilted. Add the leek and garlic mixture, and then the roasted mushrooms chopped roughly.
Drain excess liquid, if any. Stir in Bechamel sauce and add salt and pepper to taste. See Empanada Dough recipe for assembly and frying methods.