Easiest Way to Make Ultimate Tuna Empanadas

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, tuna empanadas. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Tuna Empanadas is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Tuna Empanadas is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

These baked tuna fish empanadas are made with a filling of canned tuna, onions, bell peppers, garlic, olives, capers, paprika, and oregano. I love this tuna fish filling, it works great for the empanadas. Tuna empanada a.ka. empanada de Atún (in Spanish) is my favorite quick snack. When it comes to their fillings tuna empanadas are quite popular here alongside with spinach and cheese ones.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook tuna empanadas using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Tuna Empanadas:

1. Prepare Crust
2. Make ready 2 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour and 1 cup or more for dusting and kneading
3. Make ready 1 teaspoon salt
4. Get 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cut into cubes (chilled)
5. Make ready 3/4 cup margarine or vegetable shortening
6. Take 1/2 cup cold water
7. Get Filling
8. Make ready I use 4 canned flavored canned tuna such as afritada 175gms and drained
9. Prepare 1 cup cheddar cheese cut into strips
10. Take You can use other fillings you like cooked ham, chicken fillet, ground pork or beef or even fruits!

I love empanadas and today I decided to try something new: tuna empanadas. While in Latin America we are used to eating beef and chicken empanadas tuna empanadas are a staple in Spanish cuisine. If you love tuna and empanada, then this Baked Tuna Empanada is for you. It's very tasty, guilt-free and healthy kind of snack that you can prepare for your family.

Instructions to make Tuna Empanadas:

1. Crust. Mix the flour and salt together in a large bowl. Add the butter and shortening.
2. Measure 1/2 cup (120ml) of water in a cup. Add ice. Stir it around. From that, measure 1/2 cup (120ml) of water– since the ice has melted a bit. Drizzle the cold water in, 1 Tablespoon (15ml) at a time, and stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon after every Tablespoon (15ml) added. Do not add any more water than you need to. Stop adding water when the dough begins to form large clumps.
3. Transfer the pie dough to a floured work surface. The dough should come together easily and should not feel overly sticky. Using floured hands, fold the dough into itself until the flour is fully incorporated into the fats. Form it into a ball. Divide dough in half. Flatten each half into 1-inch thick discs using your hands.
4. Wrap each tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
5. When rolling out the chilled pie dough discs to use in your pie, always use gentle force with your rolling pin. Start from the center of the disc and work your way out in all directions, turning the dough with your hands as you go. Visible specks of butter and fat in the dough are perfectly normal and expected!
6. Form small discs about 5 inches in diameter and at least.25 inch thick or your desired thickness.
7. Fill your pie with the tuna filling about 3 tablespoons of the tuna on one side of your crust then add cheese. Then fold sealing the sides using fork.
8. I bake my empanadas rather than frying. At 350 degrees for 10 mins in the oven.

If you love tuna and empanada, then this Baked Tuna Empanada is for you. It's very tasty, guilt-free and healthy kind of snack that you can prepare for your family. It's time to prepare a different kind of. These Tuna Empanadas are made with Chunk Light Tuna, spices, tomatoes and cheese. Just spoon the mixture into sections of a pie crust, fold and seal, then bake until golden brown.

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