How To Make Empanada's?

[ajoknoblauch]

There is often much healthier food available at home. One of my late mother-in-law's standards was a chard pie, which was as delicious as it was healthy.

 

[Napoleon]

I had a Quinoa & Cheese empanada at at art thing recently in that galleria/pasaje thing on Av. Santa Fe between ~Anchorena & Laptida.

The little cafe/counter thing is called "POT Cafe".

I thought of the poor Bolivians losing their centuries old protein source as I glanced around the over-inked/over-pierced crowd of pseudo-intellectuals wondering if they looked disenchanted enough to impress the guy/girl/???? they had been trying to catch the eye of for the previous half hour.

Quinoa Empanadas are already here chicos, but if you want them to be "healthy", it's best to take the "empanada" part out of the dish. The masa is the worst part, not the filling.

 

[Joe]

Quinoa Empanadas are already here chicos, but if you want them to be "healthy", it's best to take the "empanada" part out of the dish. The masa is the worst part, not the filling.

Masa is not inevitably unhealthy. Yes if it is made from bleached refined wheat flour. No if it uses quinoa, maniac or other whole grained flours. Also deep fried empanadas are not inevitably unhealthy if they are fried quickly in a high quality oil.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Masa is not inevitably unhealthy. Yes if it is made from bleached refined wheat flour. No if it uses quinoa, maniac or other whole grained flours. Also deep fried empanadas are not inevitably unhealthy if they are fried quickly in a high quality oil.

I prefer manioc (or cassava, if you prefer) to Ayn's Acolytes (which, however, come either fried or half-baked).

 

[DontMindMe]

Masa is not inevitably unhealthy. Yes if it is made from bleached refined wheat flour. No if it uses quinoa, maniac or other whole grained flours. Also deep fried empanadas are not inevitably unhealthy if they are fried quickly in a high quality oil.

Has anyone seen whole grain flour around recently? It used to be in any chino along with whole grain pasta, but I haven't seen either in a while outside of barrio chino. Actually, I haven't seen the flour anywhere. I only use whole grains when cooking and therefore make my own masa for empanadas (you can use oil or butter instead of lard FYI). But I can't do it if there's no whole grain flour anymore!