Argentine Christmas Eve Empanadas

Name: Argentine Christmas Eve Empanadas (Empanadas de Vigilia)
Yield: Makes eight 18 cm empanadas
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 900 g baby spinach, rinsed and drained, or 570 g frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry and chopped; 30 g anchovy fillets packed in olive oil, finely chopped; 30 g anchovy fillets packed in olive oil, finely chopped; Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 900 g baby spinach, rinsed and drained, or 570 g frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry and chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely grated; 70 g finely sliced spring onions (the white part and half the green); Egg wash: 1 egg whisked with a Pinch of salt; Egg wash: 1 egg whisked with a Pinch of salt; Egg wash: 1 egg whisked with a Pinch of salt; 1½ teaspoons hot Spanish paprika (pimentón); 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 batch Sour Cream Dough, chilled; 1½ teaspoons hot Spanish paprika (pimentón)

Empanadas de Vigilia

Preparation info

Makes
eight
18 cm empanadas

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pastry Perfection

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2014

About

These spinach empanadas make a delicious alternative to the typical meat-laden ones and are traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve, a day of abstinence from meat in Catholic countries. These are usually deep-fried, but I decided to bake them - it’s easier, and they turn out much less rich.

Ingredients

900 g baby spinach, rinsed and drained, or 570 g frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry and chopped
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Method

Put the fresh spinach with the rinse water still clinging to it in a large casserole with a lid. Place over a medium heat, cover and steam for a few minutes until it reduces in volume. Uncover and stirring occasionally, cook for 1-2 minutes longer. Drain, cool and chop the spinach.
Put the oil and spring onions into a large saucepan over a medium heat. Once the