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Mushroom Empanadas
Mushroom Empanadas filled with a mixture of roasted Swiss brown mushrooms, sautéed leeks, garlic, and silverbeet combine savory vegetables with a creamy manchego béchamel sauce. The filling balances earthy mushroom flavors with tender greens and the rich, nutty notes from the melted cheese. Encased in pastry and baked, these empanadas offer a satisfying texture contrast between crisp crust and smooth filling.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
20
servings
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
South American
Ingredients
Mushroom, silverbeet and bechamel empanada:
- 1 leek
- 1 garlic clove
- 500 grams Swiss brown mushrooms
- 1 silverbeet white stem
- 500 millilitres béchamel sauce
- 125 grams manchego cheese
- salt
- black pepper
Bechamel sauce:
- 50 grams butter
- 50 grams flour
- 500 millilitres milk
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 125 grams manchego cheese grated
- salt to taste
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.
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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.