Cod Empanadas Recipe

Try this empanada recipe and make it for next Easter. Delicious!

Ingredients Dough

• 1 kg of wheat flour
• 300 grams of softened margarine
• 1 tablespoon of salt

Ingredients Filling

• 2 cups (tea) of desalted, cooked and shredded cod.
• ½ cup (tea) of chopped red pepper
• ½ cup (tea) of chopped black olives
• ½ cup (tea) of chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil

Preparation Method Filling

1. In a pan, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion, cod and pepper for 5 minutes.
2. Let it cool.
3. Add the olives and mix.

Dough Preparation Method

1. Grease a baking tray with oil and set aside.
2. Preheat the oven to medium temperature.
3. In a bowl, place the flour, margarine and salt, mixing with your fingers until it forms crumbs.
4. Keep adding warm water until the dough is smooth and doesn’t stick to your hands.
5. Roll out the dough, cut out discs with a cutter or the top of a glass, add the filling and close the entire edge by “braiding” the dough.
6. Place in the pan, brush with egg yolk and bake for approximately 20 minutes or until golden.
7. Serve.

Mom’s Tips

Yields approximately 25 units.

See also the recipe for Baked Cod