Pork Empanaditas With Red Pepper Sauce Recipe

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Pork Empanaditas With Red Pepper Sauce
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
88
Calories
Total time
100
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in large nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking.
  2. Cook pork with green chiles, 1/2 cup onion, 2 tsp garlic, cumin, chilip powder and salt, stirring and breaking up clumps until meat is no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
  3. Transfer pork filling to a bowl and stir in raisins, nuts and cilantro.
  4. Salt and pepper to taste and let cool.
  5. FOR RED PEPPER SAUCE.
  6. Clean skillet and heat remaining 3 tbsp oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking.
  7. Cook remaining 1/2 cup onion, 1 tsp garlic and peppers, stirring until onion is tender, about 3 minutes. Puree pepper mixture in a food processor until almost smooth and transfer to a bowl. Stir in vinegar and salt and pepper to taste.
  8. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  9. Working with one sheet of pastry at a time, unroll onto lightly floured surface. Roll out with a flowered rolling pin to thin out pastry sheets. Use a 3 inch cookie cutter or glass to cut out as many rounds as possible from one sheet.
  10. Repeat with remaining pastry sheets until you have 30 rounds.
  11. Please a level teaspoon of filling in the center of pastry, brushing 1/2 of edge with egg, and fold pastry over filling, pinching edges of dough to seal, forming a half-moon. Brush tops with egg and prick with a fork.
  12. Bake empanaditas on a large cookie sheet lined with wax paper(to avoid sticking) 12-15 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 88.14 Kcal (369 kJ)
Calories from fat 72.76 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.08g 12%
Cholesterol 10.9mg 4%
Sodium 68.53mg 3%
Potassium 58.02mg 1%
Total Carbs 2.3g 1%
Sugars 0.34g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.31g 1%
Protein 1.23g 2%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 6%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 5.4mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 398.91 Kcal (1670 kJ)
Calories from fat 329.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36.59g 12%
Cholesterol 49.32mg 4%
Sodium 310.15mg 3%
Potassium 262.6mg 1%
Total Carbs 10.39g 1%
Sugars 1.56g 1%
Dietary Fiber 1.4g 1%
Protein 5.55g 2%
Vitamin C 17.1mg 6%
Iron 2.1mg 3%
Calcium 24.5mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 2.4
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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