Spanish Empanadillas flavorful and tender
Ingredients for 4 servings
Ingredients for the dough:
- 21 oz (600 g) flour
- 0.6 cup (15 cl) milk
- 0.6 cup (15 cl) olive oil
- 1 pinch of salt
Ingredients for the empanadillas:
- 3.5 oz (100 g) canned tuna in natural juice (good quality for firm flesh)
- 1.75 oz (50 g) ketchup
- 3 drops of Tabasco (optional)
- Flour for the work surface
- Olive oil
- A few small zucchini cubes
- A few cubes of fresh seeded tomatoes
Step-by-step recipe
1 Let's prepare the dough. In a bowl, add the flour and make a well in the center. Pour the olive oil, milk and salt into the well. Mix everything together and finish working the dough on the work surface until you have a homogeneous dough. Be careful not to knead it too much as this dough becomes quite crumbly.
2 Form a ball, wrap in cling film and let rest in the refrigerator.
3 Now let's make the empanadillas. Cook the zucchini for 15 minutes steamed or in water.
4 Flour the work surface and take a piece of the dough ball. Roll out the dough (it should be neither too thick nor too thin) then form circles with a cookie cutter for example.
5 In a separate bowl, mix all the ingredients together: the tuna, ketchup, cooked zucchini cubes, a few cubes of fresh tomato, salt and pepper. Put a little of the filling in the center of each dough circle and seal them with a fork.
6 Fry the empanadillas for 3 minutes in hot oil in the pan, both sides should be golden brown.
7 Enjoy!
A chef's advice
September to November, when tomatoes lose their sweetness and you want something warm and crispy in the pan. Empanadillas are practical: you make them the day before, keep them in the fridge, and on the day you just fry them for 3 minutes. Perfect for fall appetizers or casual meals with friends when you don't feel like getting too elaborate.
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