Crab Empanadas

Name: Crab Empanadas
Total time: 18000 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Ingredients: 1.1 lbs crab meat (500 grams); 3 firm Roma tomatoes; 1/2 medium onion; 1 handful cilantro, as needed; 1.1 lbs nixtamalized corn masa (about 500 grams); 1 large garlic clove; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (about 16 grams); 2 tablespoons baking soda (about 28 grams); as needed Water,; as needed Salt,; 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr); as needed Black pepper,; 1/2 tablespoon dried dill (about 4 grams); 1 medium or large serrano pepper; as needed Lard,; as needed Butter,

Mike Aranda @cook_mike

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Mike Aranda @cook_mike

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Ingredients

1.5 hours

Serves 4 servings

1.1 lbscrab meat (500 grams)
3firm Roma tomatoes
1/2medium onion
1 handfulcilantro, as needed
1.1 lbsnixtamalized corn masa (about 500 grams)
1large garlic clove
2 tablespoonsall-purpose flour (about 16 grams)
2 tablespoonsbaking soda (about 28 grams)
as neededWater,
as neededSalt,
1 tablespoonchicken bouillon powder (such as Knorr)
as neededBlack pepper,
1/2 tablespoondried dill (about 4 grams)
1medium or large serrano pepper
as neededLard,
as neededButter,

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Steps

1.5 hours

1

Gather and prepare all the ingredients.
2

Rinse the crab meat in cold water and remove any cartilage.
3

Heat butter and sunflower oil in a skillet. Sauté the finely chopped onion, garlic, and serrano pepper.
4

Add the cleaned crab meat, then the chopped tomatoes, followed by the finely chopped cilantro.
5

Meanwhile, knead the nixtamalized corn masa with the flour, baking soda, salt, and a little water. Make sure the dough is not too wet.
6

In a skillet, heat a generous amount of lard and sunflower oil until hot.
7

Once the crab mixture is ready, form small tortillas from the dough to make the empanadas. Don't make them too thin. Add a generous amount of crab filling and fold to seal the empanadas.
8

Cook the empanadas over low heat until golden and fully cooked.
9

For a simple salsa, finely chop 1 habanero pepper, a small piece of onion, and 1 garlic clove. Place in a bowl with the juice of 2 limes and olive oil to taste.
10

Serve with sour cream, Cotija cheese, and the prepared habanero salsa. Delicious!