Chili Pork Empanadas with Avocado Dipping Sauce

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Total Time:
45 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

Empanadas:

  • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 1/4 pound pork tenderloin, cut into small cubes
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
  • 3 scallions, sliced
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves
  • 2 chipotles, diced
  • 1 cup crumbled queso fresco
  • 2 (9-inch) pie rounds
  • 2 eggs, beaten

Avocado Dipping Sauce:

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 6 shallots, sliced
  • 1 ripe avocado, halved, pitted and flesh chopped
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • Salt and freshly cracked black pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Add the oil to a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Season the pork with chili powder, salt and pepper, to taste, and quickly sear for 2 minutes. Remove from the pan to a bowl and cool slightly. Add the scallions, cilantro, chipotles and queso fresco and mix well.

Roll out the pie rounds on a lightly floured surface and using a 3-inch biscuit cutter, punch out rounds of dough. Put about 2 tablespoons of the filling, off-center, on each dough round. Brush the edges of the dough with beaten egg. Fold the dough over the filling and crimp the edges with a fork. Arrange them on a half sheet tray lined with parchment paper and brush the tops with remaining beaten egg. Bake until nicely browned, about 13 to 15 minutes. Remove the empanadas from the oven and arrange them on a platter. Serve with the dipping sauce.

Dipping Sauce:

In the same pan the pork was cooked in, add the butter. Turn the heat to high and add the shallots. Cook the shallots until nicely caramelized, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the shallots, avocado, olive oil, red wine vinegar and sour cream to a blender. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and puree until smooth and velvety. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve with the empanadas.

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  • on January 28, 2013

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    Ok I did not like the dipping sauce

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  • on May 18, 2012

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    These were a big hit. My mother in law, husband, kids and I loved them, including the dipping sauce. I did have to chop the pork cubes a few times more to make it stuff-able into the empanada but other than that, easy and delicious.

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  • on September 24, 2011

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    Big Daddy's House is awesome!! I made half with pork and half with shrimp, because my dad only eats seafood, and both were great.

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