Hello everybody!
Today we would like to tell you about the kind of food that we usualy eat and our tipical food.
We devote to eating lunch and dinner an hour and a half, and to eating brakfast about 30 minutes and we usualy take breakfast in diferents ways.
In our country we eat all kind of things, because we've got a lot of European influence in our food. We usualy eat pizza, pastas, shepherd pie, "empanadas" and meat, especially "asado" , these are argetinian tipical food.
In the week, at lunch and dinner, we usualy eat at home with our family and we spend that time talking with them about our day and the things that we do. For some people that is a very important momet to share in family.
At the weekeds we often go out to take dinner in the center and we go dancing with friends and, on sundays, we usualy meet with all our relatives and we have lunch all together.
Now we want to share with you the recipe of the "empanadas", that is the tipical food here in Mendoza. We make them wtih a dough that is filled with seasoned ground beef, green olives and a slice of egg, then the empanada is sealed with a special technique called ‘repulgue’, where the edges of the empanada are folded and pressed repeatedly until they create a decorative pattern.
Here you can see a picture:
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To make it you need:
2 lbs. ground beef
1 cup shortening or lard (you can add less or omit this if necessary)
2 lbs. onion
3 Tablespoons smoked paprika
4 teaspoons cumin
green olives, cut into slices, as many as is necessary
3 hard-boiled eggs, cut into rounds
salt and pepper to taste
crushed red pepper, to taste
For the construction: A glass of water 1 egg, beaten flour for the pan The meat can be made a day in advance. Put the onions, sliced finely in rounds, in a frying pan and salt them. Add the ground beef and cook, then add salt and pepper to taste. Next add the lard and mix well, so that it’s incorporated-the lard, the meat and the onion together. when it’s all cooked, add the crushed red pepper (to taste) and the cumin and mix well. When the mix is ready, let cook and add the paprika and stir well.
The assembly: Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Put the tapas on a flat surface, lightly floured. With a tablespoon, put a little of the meat filling in the center of the dough bound.
Add a slice of the olive and a piece of the hard boiled egg.
Then moisten the edge on the top half of the round with a little water on your finger. Fold the bottom half of the dough up until the edges meet and seal with your fingers by pressing down.
The empanada should have a half-moon shape.
Use the palms of the hands to pack the filling firmly in the center. Next, fold the edges with the Repulgue: using your fingertip, fold one corner of the empanada over, pressing down firmly. Go to the edge again and repeat, pressing firmly each time. Go around the edge of the empanada and you’ll get a spiral pattern.
Beat an egg in a shallow dish and paint the top of each sealed empanada so that when they bake, they have a shiny, golden shell. Spread flour lightly over several cookie sheets, and place the finished empanadas on top. Put the empanadas in to bake for 12 to 15 minutes-they should be sizzling and very golden brown on top. Take out and eat.
Well...we hope you can enjoy this excellent recipe and share it with your frinds!
Bye bye!!!
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Hola,
The empanadas that you sent us sound great and I will have to try it one day. I must say that eating together is a major part of your dining experience. While, we eat together often, it does not take as long as an hour and half. Often times, we eat our dinners quickly and spent more time together socializing or playing games. Do you play games with your family and friends? Also, its getting close to Halloween here. Many of our foods are decorated and special candies come out. Do you have special food during your Halloween (Dia de Muerto)?
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Hola Will! te cuento que en mi familia casi no hacemos juegos o ese tipo de actividades, pero si nos gusta juntarnos a la tarde a charlar o salimos a pasear todos juntos. De todas maneras si hacemos ese tipo de actividades con nuestros amigos como por ej: juntarnos a hcer deportes, ir a la montaña, salir a bailar, etc.
Aca en Argentina no es muy comun festejar Halloween y por eso no hay comidas especiales para ese dia,aunque es una fecha que en los ultimos años se ha ido haciendo mas popular.
?Que comida combina bien con las empanadas o las comen sólo? Me gusta las aceitunas y todos en ellas. creo tu cuándo las decen es bien.
Nunca tengo tiempo comer desyuno porque normalmente tengo prisa. ?a que hora escuela empeza?
?Es tu pizza diferencia para Italiana pizza? Tenemos gruesa pizza para Italiana pizza.
Que Tal! Family meals seem very important to you. An hour and a half seems like a very long time to me because we rarely have that much time to dedicate to a meal. Everyone in my family is always so busy that we just grab food and go. We don't usually spend that much time at the table unless its a holiday like Thanksgiving or Christmas. I think I would really enjoy the food that you all prepare, it sounds delicious. Does everyone take turns cooking or does one person usually take on the task?
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