For Young Men's tonight Steve is putting together a Mission Panel for the Young Men to ask their leaders questions about their missions and taste some of the foods that were local to the areas they served in. Should be a fun night. Steve decided to make Beef Empanadas for them--which was one of his favorite dishes there. So, we are in the middle of making them today. The ingredients seem a bit strange to me but the meat mixture tastes pretty good. Next I have to roll out the pastries to put the meat mixture into. I'll let you know how it goes--hopefully it tastes good.
Justin is currently serving his mission in Chile but I can't remember if he mentioned having them. He likes having Chilean completos there which is basically a glorified hot dog with guacamole on it--sounds kind of gross to me but he loves them! That's all that matters, right?
My family really liked these but a little too different for some. The recipe I had called for green olives to go inside these empanadas and it was a bit too strong for my taste so I omitted them. I was surprisingly okay with the raisins and sliced, boiled egg inside but not everyone is. So, not sure if this recipe will be a hit with many...and it was a lot of preparation to make the pastry dough. Are you adventurous enough to try these? haha
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I guess the Young Men liked these empanadas because there wasn't one left when Steve came home. :)
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