Pulled Pork Empanadas with Apple Chimichurri

Recipe courtesy Mike and Janet Johnson

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Total Time:
45 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
20 min
Yield:
8 to 10 empanadas
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

Pork marinade:

  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon Neely's BBQ Seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon ground garam masala
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons orange juice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 3 cups chopped pulled pork

Cornbread Dough:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups fine cornmeal
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 cup cold butter, cut in small cubes
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons warm water
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • 1 tablespoons dehydrated lemon peel
  • 1 cup roughly chopped corn kernels
  • Water, for sealing
  • Special equipment: 5-inch round cookie cutter

Apple Chimichurri:

  • 6 tablespoons olive oil, plus 2 tablespoons, for sauteing
  • 1 cup cored diced apples, skin on
  • 3 tablespoons diced red onion
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley leaves
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Directions

For the pork:

In a small bowl mix together all ingredients except pork. Add the pork to a large bowl, pour in the marinade mixture and mix together until the pork is well coated.

For the dough:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large bowl, mix together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and sugar and cut in butter until the mixture is crumbly. In a small bowl, lightly beat the eggs and mix in the water, lemon juice, milk, lemon peel and corn. Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and combine to form a soft and pliable dough. Knead the dough until fully mixed. On a floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into 5-inch rounds.

Fill each round with 1 to 2 tablespoons of meat filling. Fold the dough in half and dab the edges with water to seal. There should be a 1/2-inch of dough to work with to form the seal. For a tight seal, press with the tines of a fork all around the edge of the empanada. Transfer the empanadas to a lightly buttered baking sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes.

Arrange the empanadas on a serving platter.

For the chimichurri:

In a small saute pan over medium-low heat, add 2 tablespoons of oil. Add the apples, lemon juice, parsley, onions and apple cider vinegar and saute until onions and apples become soft, about 3 minutes.

In a serving bowl, add 6 tablespoon olive oil. Add the sauted apple mixture to the bowl and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve on top of the empanadas.

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  • on January 15, 2011

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    I only used the empanada crust part of the recipe but it was delicious! Make sure to use fine cornmeal because I used normal cornmeal and it was slightly gritty. I stuffed the crust with a sweet potato black bean mixture instead of meat (vegetarians. We topped it with bbq salsa...Neely style! Defiantly try making your own empanadas. They weren't very time consuming--it probably took 30 minutes to make.

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  • on August 28, 2010

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    I have never made this recipe but it looks really good... is the recipe still good without the chimichurry?

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  • on August 25, 2010

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    You didn't say how to cook the pork

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