Name: San Telmo’s beef and chorizo empanadas with chimichurri
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 105 min
Ingredients: 35 gm duck fat; 375 gm plain flour, sieved (2½ cups); ¾ tsp baking powder; 1 fresh chorizo (100gm); 250 gm coarsely minced beef; 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; ½ onion, finely chopped; ½ red capsicum, seeded and finely chopped; 40 gm frozen peas (1/3 cup); 1 tbsp pickled guindilla chillies, finely chopped (see note); 1 spring onion, thinly sliced; 2 tsp sweet paprika; 1 ground cinnamon; sunflower oil, for deep-frying; Chimichurri; 1 long red chilli, coarsely chopped; 1 garlic clove, bruised; 1 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 1½ tbsp dried oregano; 100 ml extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar

Ingredients

35 gm duck fat

375 gm plain flour, sieved (2½ cups)

¾ tsp baking powder

1 fresh chorizo (100gm)

250 gm coarsely minced beef

1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

½ onion, finely chopped

½ red capsicum, seeded and finely chopped

40 gm frozen peas (1/3 cup)

1 tbsp pickled guindilla chillies, finely chopped (see note)

1 spring onion, thinly sliced

2 tsp sweet paprika

1 ground cinnamon

sunflower oil, for deep-frying

Chimichurri

1 long red chilli, coarsely chopped

1 garlic clove, bruised

1 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped

1½ tbsp dried oregano

100 ml extra-virgin olive oil

1 tbsp red wine vinegar

Method

Main

1.For dough, warm fat and 180ml water in a small saucepan until fat melts. Mix flour, baking powder and 1½ tsp fine sea salt in an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook. Add fat mixture and knead until dough comes together (2-3 minutes). Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate to chill (1 hour).

2.Preheat oven to 170C and line a baking tray with foil. Split chorizo lengthways and roast on tray until just cooked through (10-15 minutes). Cool on tray (10 minutes), then chop into 1cm dice, reserving juices. Increase oven to 250C. Spread beef on a baking tray lined with foil and roast until lightly caramelised (8-10 minutes). Cool for 10 minutes.

3.Heat olive oil in a saucepan over high heat, add onion and capsicum and fry until starting to brown, then reduce heat to low and sauté until tender (8-10 minutes).

4.Combine peas, guindillas, spring onion and spices in a bowl, add chorizo, pan juices and beef, season to taste and refrigerate to cool mixture completely (30-40 minutes).

5.Divide dough into 18 pieces and roll out to 12cm rounds. Place a tablespoonful of beef mixture on the centre of each, lightly moisten edges with water and fold pastry over filling to form a half moon. Starting at a corner, squash a small section of pastry, lightly stretch it out and fold over, then repeat along edge to create a rope effect, folding last piece of seam under. Place empanadas on lightly floured trays and cover with a tea towel.

6.For chimichurri, pound chilli and garlic with a mortar and pestle to a paste, then mix in remaining ingredients, 2 tsp sea salt flakes and 2 tsp cracked black pepper.

7.Heat oil in a deep saucepan to 180C. Deep-fry empanadas in batches until golden and crisp (3-5 minutes). Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels, then serve with chimichurri.

Pickled guindilla chillies are available from Spanish food stores.
Notes

The Gourmet Traveller Team

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Styling by Nick Banbury

Ingredients

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