Empanada Mariscada Recipe
Empanada Mariscada are crispy and delicious pastries that I just cant seem to get enough off! I serve this often for my children's birthday parties. Don’t miss this wonderful Empanada Mariscada.
Ingredients
Crabmeat 1/2 cup
Shrimp (raw) 1/2 cup
Mussels 12
Dry white wine 2 tbsp.
Green pepper 1
Pimientos (tinned) 2
Salt, black pepper To season
Lemon thyme To season
Onion 1/2 medium
Clarified butter 1 oz.
Olive oil 5 cups
Parmesan cheese To dust
Egg white 1
Pastry:
Baking powder 1/2 tsp.
Sugar 1 1/2 tsp.
Salt 1/2 tsp.
Egg 1
Butter (melted) 1 1/2 oz.
Sherry 1/4 cup
Flour 5/8 cup
Directions
Place clarified butter in frying pan and add green pepper and onion.
Saute gently and then add raw shrimp with pimiento.
Stir until shrimp are pink and then add crab and mussels.
Season with salt, pepper, and lemon thyme.
Remove mixture from heat and allow to cool completely.
Cut pastry into 1 1/2 x 3 inch pieces.
Brush lightly with egg white and place a teaspoon of filling in the center of each.
Dab your fingers in a little flour and fold pastry over and secure by pressing gently around edges.
Drop empanadas into the hot oil and cook 3 1/2 minutes or until puffed and golden, Turn them once.
Place on dish covered with paper doily and dust with grated Parmesan.
Pastry method of cookery In a bowl mix flour with baking powder, sugar, and salt.
Make a well in the center of flour and add egg, sherry, and the melted butter.
Mix quickly with a spatula, forming a smooth dough.
Knead lightly and then place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
Saute gently and then add raw shrimp with pimiento.
Stir until shrimp are pink and then add crab and mussels.
Season with salt, pepper, and lemon thyme.
Remove mixture from heat and allow to cool completely.
Cut pastry into 1 1/2 x 3 inch pieces.
Brush lightly with egg white and place a teaspoon of filling in the center of each.
Dab your fingers in a little flour and fold pastry over and secure by pressing gently around edges.
Drop empanadas into the hot oil and cook 3 1/2 minutes or until puffed and golden, Turn them once.
Place on dish covered with paper doily and dust with grated Parmesan.
Pastry method of cookery In a bowl mix flour with baking powder, sugar, and salt.
Make a well in the center of flour and add egg, sherry, and the melted butter.
Mix quickly with a spatula, forming a smooth dough.
Knead lightly and then place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
