baked empanadas with corn tortilla shell
baked empanadas with corn tortilla shell
Originally uploaded by kidmissile.
Inspired by seeing Bayless make something similar in an Iron chef battle against Flay.
It was an old episode (Flay's record was 3-1 at the time) and you could tell that Alton was not as polished. Kevin Brauch was really green too, he couldn't pronounce guajillo and Rick Bayless called him out on it. :) Flay's side was a lot more chaotic, too, not the well-oiled team that I'm used to seeing these days. Funny to see such larger portions, and Flay smearing sauce and deconstructing a salad. Weird.
After pressing a fresh corn tortilla, immediately fill it with goodies, pinch it closed, lightly spray with oil and bake at 425 F until lightly browned. Flip halfway through baking.
They look drier than they tasted (cheesy filling helps). I would recommend a dipping sauce or saucy side. Enchilada sauce would be the easiest; though if you're using that, you might as well make enchiladas which aren't as labor intensive as empanadas.
I use a plastic bag in my tortilla press to make the tortillas, which I also used to help fold the tortilla over the fillings.