Guiso de Carne para Empanadas Valle (Meat Filling for Empanadas)

Recipe category
Country
Source
Gran Libro de la Cocina Colombiana
Cooking time
75 minutes
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
6 cup(s) water
750 gr pork shoulder
500 gr red potatoes, peeled and diced
4 piece(s) scallion stalks, finely chopped
3 piece(s) hard-boiled eggs, chopped
2 piece(s) ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped
capers, chopped (optional)
pinch salt, pepper and cumin to taste
Directions
  1. Cook meat with salt, tomatoes, capers and scallion for 45 minutes.
  2. When tender, remove and chop finely, and return to broth with pepper, cumin and potatoes.
  3. Let cook 40 minutes on medium heat, until forming a soupy stew, add eggs and let conserve a little. (All chopping of the filling must be very fine and garlic use moderate, otherwise it risks breaking the masa and bursting the empanada).
  4. This filling can be used as appetizer or filling for empanadas, yuca pastels or aborrajados.