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Empanaditas con Picadillo Clasico: Small Turnovers with Classic Picadillo
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2001
Show: Emeril Live  Episode: A Taste of Cuba
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Really good!
08/15/2005 at 01:57am
User: AMANDA from Cape Canaveral, FL    User Rating:
Reminded me when I grew up in Puerto Rico! PERFECT!!! Perfect to bring my childhood back! Thank you for posting recipe! I LOVE YOU!




ummm...delicious
07/23/2007 at 03:39pm
User: dahyana from westminster, CA    User Rating:
These were so easy to make. They were a crowd pleaser.




Achiote is not Cuban
06/06/2005 at 02:46am
User: Raquel from Miami, FL    User Rating:
Cuban food use bijol or bija not achiote. the Achiote is only used by the Puertoricans.




Very good.
06/01/2008 at 10:24am
User: Rafael from Odessa, FL    User Rating:
Authentic and easy to make. To Raquel of Miami... Bija IS Achiote (botanical name BIXA). Please inform yourself before you make claims.