Let's Have a Panades Making Party | Belizean Comfort Meal

fish

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while canned tuna is more affordable.

corn masa

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while all-purpose flour is often less expensive.

Stop by the store to pick up 3 pounds of masa and separate 1 pound aside.

Add salt and 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder to the masa, along with 2 tablespoons of flour, and mix well.

Dice a large onion for the filling.

Cook beans in a slow cooker overnight and refry them with butter.

Open a can of tuna and squish it up for the filling.

Prepare a sauce with cabbage, onion, vinegar, and hot sauce.

Wash and chop the cabbage, removing any bad parts.

Dice jalapenos and add them to the sauce mixture with salt and black pepper.

Make the empanadas by pressing masa into a tortilla press, adding fish filling, and sealing them.

Repeat the process for bean filling without coloring.

Make a ground beef filling as an experiment.

Fry the empanadas slowly and at low heat.

Taste test the different empanadas with family.

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