Culinary Delights from Colombia: Savory Empanadas with a Latin Twist

corn flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

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

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil offers healthier fats, while canola is budget-friendly.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: mashed cauliflower

Sweet potatoes are nutritious, while cauliflower is low-carb.

Add 1.5 cups of masarepa to a large bowl.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of Sasson; mix.

Gradually add about 2 cups of water, saving a quarter for later, and 1 tablespoon of oil; mix until a ball forms.

Knead the dough in the bowl until it comes together, then wrap in plastic and refrigerate.

Dice peeled Idaho potatoes and add to a pot of salted water; cook until tender.

Dice half a red pepper, half an onion, and a tomato; keep separate for cooking.

For the Ahi salsa, combine diced tomato, Jalapeno, cilantro, parsley, lime juice, vinegar, salt, pepper, and water in a mason jar.

Roll the dough into a log and cut into equal-sized pieces; roll into balls.

Use a tortilla press or the bottom of a pot to flatten the dough balls.

Place the dough on wax paper, add filling, fold over, and seal the edges by pinching.

Cooking Techniques

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