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California Raisin Empanada with Minced Pork and Caponata

Yields1 Serving

California Raisin Empanada with Minced Pork and Caponata

Dough
 2 cups All-purpose Flour
 ¾ cup Cold Butter, cut to 1-inch pcs
 1 Egg
 ½ cup Water
 1 tsp Salt
 1 tsp White Vinegar
Filling
 100 g California Raisins
 300 g Ground Pork
 300 g Eggplant, roasted
 100 g White Onions
 15 g Garlic
 30 g Red Bell Pepper
 30 g Green Bell Pepper
 20 g Celery
 80 g Tomato Concasse
 10 g Capers
 10 g Olives
 40 ml White Vinegar
 A pinch White Sugar
 Oil for frying
Dough Preparation
1

In a bowl, mix flour and salt. Add butter and combine using a fork or pastry cutter until flour is crumbly.

2

Make a well in the middle of the flour, slowly add in water and vinegar. Mix and knead until a smooth dough forms. Rest for 1 hour in the chiller.

3

Roll dough using a rolling pin and cut to the desired round size.

Filling Preparation
4

Roast eggplant in an oven at 200°C for 10 minutes. Cool then chop into chunky pieces.

5

In a pan, saute onions, celery, garlic until fragrant. Add ground pork, California Raisins, bell peppers, capers, olives and cook until soft. Add tomato concasse, sugar and vinegar. Simmer until pork is tender. Cool and set aside.

Method
6

Spoon a good amount of filling onto half of the empanada disc.

7

Fold in half and seal making sure no air is inside the empanada. Pinch ends with a fork.

8

Fry the empanadas in oil at 180°C for approximately 5 to 7minutes until crispy.