DELICIOSOS PASTELITOS DE POLLO O EMPANADAS /Explicado Paso A Paso

puff pastry

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pastry

💰Cheaper: homemade dough

Whole wheat pastry adds fiber and nutrients.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

Boil the chicken breast in 1.5 cups of water with 2 crushed garlic cloves, a little salt, and a piece of onion for about 20 minutes until soft.

Remove the chicken from the water and let it cool down.

Shred the cooked chicken into small pieces without adding any vegetables or potatoes.

In a saucepan, heat 1.5 teaspoons of oil and add the minced onion; sauté until slightly fried.

Add the minced tomatoes and fry lightly with the onion.

Add the shredded chicken, a pinch of cumin, black pepper, chicken seasoning, and the seasoning with coriander and annatto; mix well and taste for salt.

In a bowl, combine 1.5 cups of cornmeal, a pinch of baking powder, a little cumin, a third of a teaspoon of chicken seasoning, and a little black pepper.

Gradually add water to the cornmeal mixture until it reaches a consistency suitable for making tortillas, adding a pinch of salt.

Form the dough into tortillas for filling with the chicken mixture.

Fill each tortilla with the chicken mixture and close the edges to seal.

Optionally, use a plastic wrap and a plate to press and shape the tortillas for a thinner result.

Heat enough oil in a saucepan for frying the cakes.

Fry the cakes in hot oil until golden brown on both sides, then remove and place on absorbent paper to drain excess oil.

Serve the chicken cakes warm.

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