Mexican-Style Shrimp Empanadas Recipe

One day, I was chilling at home and suddenly my friends came over to surprise me and my mother asked them what would you like to eat? They were like whatever you make and after some time, my other called me in the kitchen and she was ready with some roll in which she filled something.

I bring them out for my friends and they were literally delectable and delicious, all of my friends liked it. After they went, I asked my mother the name of the dish and from where she learned the recipe.

My mother replied the name of the dish is Shrimp Empanadas and she learned this recipe from her Facebook friend who was from California and I asked her to teach me the Shrimp Empanadas Recipe so that I will share it with you.

Come let’s see How Shrimp Empanadas Recipe works.

Ingredients For Shrimp Empanadas

For the Empanada Dough

Cold Water	1/2 Cup
Egg	1
Egg White	1
Vinegar	1 tbsp
All-Purpose Flour	3 Cups
Salt	1 tsp
Shortening	3 tbsp

For the Shrimp Filling

Tomato Sauce	8 ounce
Sofrito	3 tbsp
Raw Shrimp	10 ounce
Salt	1 tbsp
Pepper	1 tbs
Colby Jack Cheese	2 Cup

How Much Time It Will Take?

Preparation Time	Cooking Time	Total Time
30 Mins	15 Mins	45 Mins

How To Make Shrimp Empanadas Recipe

Make The Dough

Add water, egg, egg white, and vinegar in a medium bowl and set it aside.
Whisk 3 cups of flour and salt in a large separate.
In a pastry blender add flour and in the flour add the sliced shortening and mix them properly. In the centre of flour mix make a well and pour the liquid ingredients from the first bowl into the centre.
Mix them all until it becomes stiff.
Knead the dough until it will become smooth.
In a plastic wrap, wrap the dough and keep it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Make Shrimp Filling

Add tomato sauce and sofrito in a saucepan on medium heat to simmer over.
Add salt and pepper to pat the shrimp dry.
Put the shrimp into the saucepan with the tomato sauce and add the cheese and stir occasionally.
For about 3 to 5 minutes cook the shrimp or until it turns pink.
Turn the heat off and remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool before filling the empanadas.

Filling and Frying the Empanadas

On a floured countertop place the empanada dough. Roll the dough and make it thick and cut it into circles with a biscuit cutter.
In the centre of the circles place the fillings and fold the dough over the filling into a half-circle shape and with fork crimp the edges.
For 1-2 minutes fry the filled empanadas at 375 F until they turn light golden. Cool it before the servings.