Empanadas Tucumanas

Argentina · Latin America

Short description: This regional empanada is a juicy baked meat pastry, usually sealed with a tight crimp and served hot.
Ingredients: Hand-cut beef, onion, scallion, hard-boiled egg, cumin, paprika, and a lard-enriched wheat dough baked until golden.
Cultural note: Local festivals and recipe rules put unusual emphasis on the filling texture, the crimp, and eating it while the juices are still hot.
Common misconception: It is not the same as every beef empanada; the chopped meat, egg, simple seasoning, and baked shell define this version.

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creator:: César Pérez
source:: Wikimedia Commons
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