Recipe - Empanadas De Chorizo Con Papas (See Notes)

2 tablespoon Vegetable oil
6 ounce Chorizo; crumbled or minced
1 md Potato; peeled, finely minced
2 cup Masa harina
1/3 cup Flour
One half teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
One half cup Water; (up to 1)
3 cup Peanut oil; (for frying)

Prepare the filling by heating 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over
mediumhigh heat, and sauteing chorizo and potato together until chorizo is
cooked and potato is soft. Set aside to cool.

Mix masa harina with flour, salt, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, and enough
water to make a soft dough. Knead by hand like a bread dough until smooth
and soft.

Pinch off a piece of dough and roll it into a ball about 1One half inches in
diameter. Put the ball between two pieces of plastic wrap, then press flat
with a tortilla press (or a heavy flat bottom pan) to make a circle of
dough 1/8inch thick and 4 inches in diameter. Do the same with the
remaining dough, keeping each tortilla between layers of plastic wrap.

To fill, take one tortilla and peel off top layer of plastic wrap. Place
about 1 tablespoon of chorizoandpotato filling on the center of the
tortilla. Fold tortilla in half, enclosing chorizo mix in between the
layers of dough. Pinch the edges shut to make a half moonshaped empanada,
and remove bottom layer of plastic wrap. Do the same with remaining
tortillas.

Heat peanut oil in a deep pot or fryer to 375 F. Fry the empanadas in
batches, without overcrowding them in the oil, until they are golden brown.
Serve immediately.

NOTES : Recipe Translation: Fried Turnovers Filled with Chorizo Sausage and
Potato Makes 8 total pieces. Serving size is 2 each for appetizers.
Recipe by: Chile Pepper Magazine 2/98

Posted to KitMailbox Digest by "Art Guyer" ThePoint@beachlink.com on Feb
01, 1998