Empanadas, baby, yeah!

So my friend Sarah married a man from Argentina named Alfredo. Last Friday Sarah and Alfredo invited Christin and I over to make some Empanada's for Alfredo's birthday and the World Soccer Cup. In all reality these are not hard at all, just time consuming. But time consuming is fun when you are visiting with good friends (and listening to Glee).

Empanadas
1 lb chicken meat
1 white onion
1 green bell pepper
1 potato
1-2 hard boiled eggs
cumin
paprika
salt
chili powder
1 lemon
2 packages of empanada dough (Fry or bake)--this is found at your local Hispanic market place. You could also home make this but that is additionally time consuming. Google for a recipe if interested.

Okay so boil up your chicken. Chicken breast off the bone is easiest but you can use any type of chicken (we used drumsticks) you just need 1 lb of meat for 2 packages (24 empanadas). Chop chicken into small pieces, reserving some chicken stock. In the mean time also boil your peeled potato whole, and make the hard boiled eggs.

Dice up the onion and green pepper. Add to pot with a little chicken stock (probably about 1/4 cup), and chopped chicken. Cook on stove top for a bit seasoning with cumin, salt, paprika, and chili powder to taste. To make spicier you could also throw in some red pepper flakes.

Place pot into a cold water bath in the sink to cool meat quickly. Chop potato into small pieces, and also hard boiled egg. When chicken has cooled add potato.

Spoon a large spoonful of meat and potato mixture and a small bit of egg into each dough round. Fold over in half and starting at one corner turn in edge every 1/2 inch overlapping previous fold (this is the trickiest part) you could also crimp edges with a fork or form like pie crust to seal the edge. Bake the baking shells for about 20 minutes at 350 degrees, or fry the fry shells (these ones are much tastier, but the baked are good too).

As you eat them try squeezing some lemon juice inside. They are SO good with the lemon juice.

Other delicious fillings to try: Dulce De Leche/cheese/strawberries, Nutella, apple pie filling with cinnamon and sugar sprinkled on top... How would you fill them?