Chorizo Empanadas Empanadas de Chorizo
Ingredients
- For the empanada dough
- 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (cut into cubes. Keep the butter cold until ready to use.)
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- For the empanada filling:
- 1 pound Mexican chorizo (bulk, or removed from casings)
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese (grated)
- 1/4 cup black olives (pitted and chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 4 roasted green chile peppers (seeds, skin and stems removed, diced. Or 1 4 ounce can chopped Hatch chile peppers)
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon Mexican Oregano
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
Chorizo Empanadas ( Empanadas de Chorizo ) serves 20 original recipe by highlandsranchfoodie.com.
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