Indonesian Fried Empanadas

Indonesian Fried Empanadas

called Pastel in Indonesian language

it is pastry filled with vermicelli noodles, minced, vegetable and hard boiled eggs

usually come with peanut sauce

here is how to make them with mold,

got this mold from the internet, cost less that US$1.-

Basically you have to prepare the filling first,

it is up to you what you prefer for the filling,

once cooked let the filling cool completely.

Dough:

500 gr of plain flour

1 egg, beaten

100 gr butter, melted

1 tsp salt

100 ml water

Mix together in a bowl: flour, beaten egg, salt and melted butter until it become a dough.

Add water, knead well until you can roll out the dough.

Let the dough rest for 15 minutes.

After that, roll out the dough, form into balls, roll them out one by one thinly.

Lay 1 dough/skin inside the mold, put the filling in it,

closed the dough (as in the picture),

press lightly and release,

 

then you will get the nice empanada shape.

Repeat until all done.

Heat wok and filled with water enough for deep frying,

deep fry them (working in batches) in hot oil until golden brown or cooked.

~ Enjoy ~