Steps to Make Any-night-of-the-week Best Chicken Empanadas / Empanadillas
by Glen Hubbard
Best Chicken Empanadas / Empanadillas
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have best chicken empanadas / empanadillas using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Best Chicken Empanadas / Empanadillas:
Get Vegetable
Make ready 1 clove minced garlic
Make ready Meat
Get 1 lb chicken thighs
Take Condiments
Take 2 tsp adobo
Make ready 1 packages Goya discos
Prepare 1 tsp sriracha
Take 1 tbsp butter
Make ready 1 canola oil
Get 1 1/4 cup water
Take 1 packages sazón
Make ready 2 bay leaves
Steps to make Best Chicken Empanadas / Empanadillas:
Combine chicken, bay leaves, minced garlic, 1/4 cup water, 1 pack of Sazon, 1 tsp of adobo & marinate over night
Remove the Goya discos from your freezer & allow them time to defrost
Remove the chicken from the zip lock bag & bake for 30 minutes at 350° F
Let the chicken cool then shred it by hand or using two forks.
Combine the chicken, butter, 1 pack of Sazon, 1 dash of adobo (to taste) & sriracha in a shallow pan. Simmer on low heat & stir until all of the ingredients are incorporated & remove from heat.
In a separate pot or deep fryer heat canola oil to med high heat.
On a flat surface take each disc & place two Tbsp of chicken into each one. Fold them in half & seal the edges completely using a fork.
Once the oil is heated fry the empanadillas no more than 5 minutes until golden crisp.
Be sure to rest them over paper towels or in a strainer to remove the excess oil.
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