Ilocos empanada

Ilocos empanada is a fried turnover with a rice-flour shell and savoury filling. Sofia del Rosario’s recipe colours a rice-flour dough with annatto. Its filling combines grated green papaya, cooked mung beans and fried Vigan longganisa sausage. A whole egg is added before the wrapper is folded and sealed into a half-moon.^[1]

The empanadas are fried until the shell is firm and deep orange. Spiced vinegar or ketchup accompanies this preparation. The papaya is salted and squeezed before filling, while the cooked mung beans are drained.^[1]