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Empanadas & Pisco Sours
Thursday, March 18th
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time |
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Central European time
Join Chef Nacho from Peru and learn how to make savory Peruvian-style empanadas from scratch. Top it all off with a delicious pisco sour!
Please be mindful of the time of the class you sign up for and your own time zone. After registration, you will receive a link to the Zoom online meeting session we will use.
Ingredients & Preparation
Have your ingredients pre-measured and prepped before the class for a more seamless experience.
If you do not have certain ingredients, our chefs will do their best to suggest substitutions.
Before coming to class…
For the vegetable filling, please dice the vegetables into small pieces. The pieces will need to be small enough so you can stuff the empanadas and wrap the dough around the filling. Remove your butter in time so that it is at room temperature.
Empanadas
15 pieces
Dough
500 g (4 cups) flour (gluten-free flour substitute here)
250 g (1 cup) room temperature butter
17 g (1/2 teaspoon) salt
65 g (1/3 cup) sugar
160 ml (2/3 cup) water
Cheese Filling (both types of filling will be made in class)
150 g (5 1/2 oz) mozzarella or any cheese which melts well
1/2 white onion (leave uncut for class)
50 g (1/2 cup) sliced green onions (scallions)
Salt
Dash of olive oil
Vegetable Filling
100g (1/2 cup) zucchini
1/2 an eggplant
1/2 white onion (leave uncut for class)
1/2 head of broccoli
100 g (1/2 cup) of bell pepper
3 cloves garlic
Egg Wash
1 egg
1 dash of milk (or water for dairy-free)
Pisco Sour
1-2 cocktails
3 ounces Pisco (or substitute Tequila)
1 ounce lime juice
1 ounce simple syrup
5 cubes ice
a few drops of Angostura bitters
2 egg whites
Equipment
Certain commonly used kitchen tools are not listed here, such as cutlery, dishes, mixing bowls, pots, and pans. Any additional equipment is listed here.
1 frying pan
1 bowl
1 rolling pin
1 large circular cookie cutter or small bowl (diameter around 13cm or 5 in.)
1 baking tray
Oven
Glassware for serving cocktails
Blender or cocktail shaker