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| Crab and Goat Cheese Empanadas Recipe courtesy Michelle Bernstein Show: Melting Pot Episode: Nuevo Latino - Cocktail Party Show Overall User Rating:  |
Yum!
12/04/2006 at 03:44pm
User: Katie from Arlington, VA User Rating:
I made these for a tapas party, and they were unquestionably the star of the evening. They're "the best emapanadas ever" according to one friend, and the sauce is an excellent compliment - sweet, but without being overpowering. In fact, people loved them so much, I've been asked to bring them to several events since!
Great Filling
11/08/2007 at 11:50pm
User: Jodi from Kansas City, MO User Rating:
I read the reviews about the dough recipe not being very good so I used puff pastry sheets. Roll them out a little for a thinner dough. They were incredible and very easy! I will be using this recipe for lots of holiday parties. If you are short on goat cheese it works great to use a little cream cheese as a subsitute. With a different dough this recipe gets 5 stars.
filling good but try different dough
09/28/2004 at 03:31pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
The filling was great but the dough didn't turn out so well. Followed the directions - TWICE but definitely decided it is not me but the recipe. The empanadas ended up being too dry by the time they eventually browned. Best to do the filling but use a different dough recipe
Awesome!
09/25/2005 at 05:18pm
User: Maria from wood Dale, IL User Rating:
Let me start by saying that I am not a cook! I have been watching the food channel and have become intrigued with all the things they do -- so I decided to look up a few recipies and try them out. This one sounded yummy so I tried it. The dough came out great -- but flavorless -- and I too was concerned about it not browning and leaving it in the oven for an extra 10 minutes, but then decided to pull it out before drying the insides out. Next time I will brush a little butter on the outside to help it brown (for looks mostly I guess). I also made the Mango Chutney. That's where I think I had some trouble -- I was expecting it to reduce down to more of a sauce and it really didn't. To be fair, I made this in late September and mangos were hard to find. Plus the mangos were not soft either. So I am not sure where I missed on the Mango sauce, but we used it anyway and the flavors together were AWESOME! As a newbie cook, I found the instructions easy to follow and really didn't have any troubles at all -- oh -- I did omit the Habanero -- I couldn't find it! LOL
Not a good dough recipe
09/24/2007 at 09:10am
User: Mary from Newtown, PA User Rating:
I tried these yesterday for a football game appetizer. The dough came out anemic looking and had very bland flavor. I left the empandas in the oven for an extra 15 minutes, and they still didn't brown up. Because the dough was so tasteless, it didn't compliment the filling. Also, had half the filling left over. I'll toss that with pasta for dinner tonight and should at least be able to appreciate the flavors.
AMAZING!!!
09/19/2005 at 06:06pm
User: Amanda from New York, NY User Rating:
Last Thanksgiving I decided I wanted to spice it up a bit and try a different kind of empanada filling. I however did not use the dough that is in this recipe, instead I used my great grandmother's cream cheese dough recipe. These are empanadas are AMAZING! It was like there was a party in my mouth. :) They were such a big hit that I was printing out copies of the recipe for my friends and relatives!
Ummmmm
09/17/2005 at 06:50pm
User: Kelen from Atlanta, GA User Rating:
This dish is delicious. My girlfriend loved it. It was easy to make and inexpensive to make. The crap meat can be a bit expensive, but everything else was affordable.
Pretty bloody good
07/03/2007 at 02:44pm
User: Dave from Murray, UT User Rating:
I make these as one dish out of 18 for a tapa party. Really good. I split the batch in two, made one half with the dough in the recipe and the other with store bought puff pastry. Both were good. The puff pastry version was a little more light and flakey.
Bland and ran out of dough before filling........
06/28/2007 at 12:15am
User: Bea from Norcross, GA User Rating:
After reading the reviews, I was excited to make for my gourmet club. I was dissapointed. They were delicious with the chutney but a little bland without it. If I make them again, I will add some Tabasco sauce to the filling. In addition, I had lots of leftover filling. I ran out of dough long before the filling was used. The dough shrunk after cutting into circles which probably had some bearing on the problem. I made about 24 empanadas. The recipe should also indicate how many empanadas this will make; not just # of servings.
Big hit, however...
06/09/2007 at 11:30pm
User: Atosa from Boston, MA User Rating:
This recipe was simple and delicious. The dough was too little for me and I had to make two batches. It took forever to roll and cut out the circles. Unfortunately I didn't make the dough ahead! Next time, I will either buy ready-made dough or make the dough ahead so the day of the event I won't spend the entire day in the kitchen. I did brush with egg wash for a nice golden color. Big hit with everyone.
bland
05/15/2008 at 06:58am
User: LINDA from Marblehead, MA User Rating:
This took a lot of time to make and was really bland.
Special Appetizer
04/22/2007 at 11:31pm
User: Stella from Santa Rosa, CA User Rating:
This appetizer was a huge hit. I used goat cheese that came w/ red pepper already added and left out the habanero. I also used frozen buttermilk biscuits instead of making my own dough. Just roll out on floured surface to four inches. Make sure to brush tops with melted butter. I will definitely make this again and again.