Lina's Chilean
Dishes & Recipes

BAKED EMPANADAS

12 SERVINGS

DOUGH Ingredients: 2 lb. of flour ¼ lb. of butter 1 cup of lukewarm milk with salt ½ tablespoon of baking powder 2 eggs PREPARATION 1.- Put the flour on a wooden board. Make a hole in the center, add the melted butter, salty milk, baking powder and eggs. 2.- Work well with hands until well mixed and resulting dough is soft and smooth. 3.- Once done roll up into a ball, cover completely with a clean kitchen cloth and leave in the refrigerator overnight.

FILLING Ingredients: ½ lb. of ground beef (Rump beef is best) 2 big onions sliced into little cubes 3 table spoons of butter ½ cup of seedless raisins ¾ cup of beef bouillon 1 tablespoon of flour 3 sliced hard boiled eggs 24 small black olives salt, pepper, cumin, oregano and Tabasco Sauce. PREPARATION 1.- Melt half the butter in a skillet and add the cubed onions. Then add cumin, oregano and Tabasco Sauce in small quantities. Mix until onions are brown. 2.- Put the rest of the butter in another skillet, add the ground beef, salt and pepper to liking and mix until beef is cooked. Make sure the beef is not mistakenly overcooked. 3.- Mix the onions into the cooking beef. 4.- Dissolve the flour into ¾ cup of bouillon. 5.- Pour the dissolved flour into the beef / onion mixture. 6.- Mix well. 7.- Add the seedless raisins and mix. 8.- Remove the skillet from the heat and let contents cool; when cold, pour the mixture into a Tuperware and leave in the refrigerator overnight.

The next day . . .

1.- Take dough and divide it into portions the size of a medium potatoe and spread each of these with a rolling pin until you get 12 circles of 6 x 6 inches. 2.- In each of these drop 3 tablespoons of beef / onion filling on half of the dough. Also add 2 olives, 4 raisins and 2 slices of hard boiled egg. 3.- Paint with water the edges of circle that have the filling. 4.- Fold the other half of dough over filling and press with fingers all around, folding edges upward to give the shape of a half moon. 5.- Pre-heat oven (400°F.) 6.- Bake in oven for about 20-30 minutes. 7.- Serve right out of the oven.

Baked Empanadas

CHEESE EMPANADAS
(EMPANADAS DE QUESO)

BREAD
(PAN AMASADO)

15 UNITS

Ingredients:

6 cups of flour
2 tablespoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of salt
½ cup of butter

PREPARATION

1.- Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and mushed butter. You should end up with a sandy like mixture.
2.- Add small cuantities of cold water. Knead the dough until it is soft and smooth.
3.- Form the shape of the breads, poke the top of each with a fork in two or three places.
4. Pre-heat oven (400°F.)
5. Bake for about 20 minutes.

A LO POBRE BEEFSTEAK
(BISTEC A LO POBRE)

6 SERVINGS

Ingredients:

3 lb. beef fillet
6 eggs
¼ lb. butter
2 onions
french fried potatoes

PREPARATION

1.- Divide the fillet into 6 thick pieces. Brown in very hot oil, season well and continue cooking on a low temperature, being careful not to overcook them.
2.- Slice onions thinly.
3.- Fry eggs and onions in butter.
4.- Prepare the French fried potatoes.
5.- Serve on each plate a steak with an egg on top and surround with fried onions and French fried potatoes.

CHICKEN & PEAS
(POLLO ARVEJADO)

CORN PIE
(PASTEL DE CHOCLO)

• Cook the corn with the butter and milk stirring constantly.
• Add a little sweet basil, salt and sugar to taste.
• Fold in the beaten egg yolks and whites beaten stiff.
• Pour over the meat.

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