Papi's Empanadas offers taste of Argentina in Hawaii

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine can be a cost-effective substitute.

green olives

🥗Healthier: capers

💰Cheaper: pickles

Capers add a similar briny flavor, while pickles are often cheaper.

hard-boiled eggs

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: none

Tofu can be a vegetarian substitute, but eggs are traditional.

Explain what an empanada is: a handheld pie with dough around the filling.

Discuss traditional flavors of empanadas, mentioning chicken and beef.

Introduce the crab empanada as a variation inspired by Hawaiian flavors.

Prepare the dough for the empanadas (specific steps not shown).

Roll out the dough (specific thickness not mentioned).

Fill the dough with crab filling (specific amounts not mentioned).

Fry the empanadas in a fryer.

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