Heretic Empanadas

Heretic Empanadas

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Took the traditional Empanadas Tucumanas recipe and changed it a bit to make them spicier and to include a MAJOR NO, NO..  Cranberries! (Tucuman empanadas do not have raisins). Anyway, although not the original, I loved the flavor.

1 cup onion
1 garlic clove
1 bunch of scallions
6 cups meat (cut with a knife not ground)

3 teaspoons paprika (Spanish pimenton not any kind paprika)
3 teaspoons red pepper flakes - diavolochino. (I like it spicy)
1 teaspoon cumin

-Dice the meat with a knife or very coarsely with a food processor (do not buy ground meat), the difference is that the empanadas are juicer when cut.
-Dice the onion, scallions (white part), garlic and fry them until translucent.
-Make a paste with the paprika, pepper flakes and cumin add to the onions/garlic.
- Add the meat and cook only until it changes color (it will fully cook in oven)
- Dice and add the green part of the scallions
taste for spiciness.
- Add 1 cup of craisins plumped in water. (This is heresy but I like the sweet, tart flavor it brings)
-------- let rest all night ----------
make the empanadas, bake at 350 until brown.