Recipe of Rapa Nui tuna-cheese empanadas

Ingredients

• Filler:
• 500 grams of fresh diced tuna
• 200 grams buttery cheese cut into cubes
• 2 onions
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp red pepper
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons oil
• Mass:
• 7 cups flour
• 500 ml boiling water
• 150 grams melted butter
• 1 tsp salt.

Directions

1. 1

   We start with the filling: Heat 3 tablespoons of oil and fry the diced onion over low heat for 10 minutes, in half the time, add the salt and stir. Once it is slightly golden and transparent, add a teaspoon of sugar and mix for a minute. Add the diced tuna, oregano, red chili pepper, pepper to taste and half a cup of water, cook over moderate heat for 5 minutes only, so that the tuna is soft. Book.

2. 2

   Roll out a piece of dough of about 3 to 4 mm and cut with a 20 cm napkin plate if you want large empanadas (The recipe yields 15 large empanadas) Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of the tuna pine, 3 or 4 cheese cubes and close the circle in a half moon, squeeze the edges and close with your fingers or a fork.

3. 3

   Heat the oil over moderate heat, once hot fry the empanadas of 2 or 3 empanadas. Once the golden edges are visible, turn them over and fry them on the other side. Place them on absorbent paper.

4. 4

   Once ready, you have to eat them immediately to enjoy the melted cheese, which with juicy tuna, are a delicious mix 😋 Bon Appetit!