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Recipe of the month
EMPANADAS DE CAMARON
Shrimp Empanadas
Sra. María Cruz de López, Boca de Camichin, Nayarit
Makes 12 empanadas
Ingredients
Of course, you can find all ingredients of this recipe in Canada
(Just look for a Spanish or south American shop in your town for specific ingredients). |
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The filling
1 _ cups (375 ml) peeled raw shrimp
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons finely chopped white onion
1 jalapeño chile, chopped
Salt to taste
2 small tomatoes, finely chopped, about 2/3 cup (164 ml)
2 heated tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
The Masa
Vegetable oil for frying
1 pound (450 g) masa for tortillas, about 1 _ cups (438ml)
• 8 ounces (225 g) tomatoes
• 7 dried cora or cascabel chiles
• 2 tablespoons lard or vegetable oil
• 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
1 teaspoon salsa de chile cora
Roughly chop the shrimps. Heat the oil in a skillet, add the onion and chile with a sprinkle of salt, and fry without browning for a few seconds. Add the tomatoes and cook for about 2 minutes or until some of the juice has evaporated. Stir in the shrimp and stir-fry until just opaque, about 3 minutes. Taste for salt, stir in the cilantro, and set aside. Heat about _ inch (7 mm) of oil in a skillet.
Mix the masa with the hot sauce and little salt. Divide the masa into 12 pieces and form into about 1 _ (4 cm) in diameter. Using a baggie-lined tortilla press, press one of the balls out to about 5 inches (13 cm), put a very heaped tablespoon of filling in the center of the dough, double it cover, and carefully lift it off the plastic bag lining the tortilla press. Carefully set into the hot oil. Fry on both sides until crisp and lightly browned. Drain on paper towelling and eat immediately.
You will find further information on My Mexico, A culinary odyssey with more than 300 recipes by Diana Kennedy. |
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