Ilocos Empanada

Name: Ilocos Empanada
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 240 g · 2 cups rice powder; 480 ml · 2 cups water; 1 pack mama anato powder; 5 g · 1 tsp salt, to taste; 2 g · 1 tsp pepper, to taste; 15 ml · 1 tbsp cooking oil; 120 ml · ½ cup water, boiling; 500 g · 1 large Filipino big long green papaya; 150 g · 3 eggs cool eggs; 150 g · 1 cup green beans; 200 g · 2 links sausage; 60 ml · ¼ cup banana ketchup

🌍 Filipino

In this video, we will show you the original version of the ultimate Ilocos empanada recipe. Look at that, that is what we want—super juicy inside and crunchy on the outside!

📍 Ilocos · Philippines

The story of the dish

The Ilocos Empanada was created in the Ilocos region of the Philippines, where Spanish colonizers introduced the empanada in the 16th century and locals adapted it using native ingredients. It is traditionally eaten as a snack or street food, folded into a half-moon shape and deep-fried until golden and crispy.

The name: Empanada derives from Spanish meaning 'wrapped in bread'.

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
rice powder	240 g	2 cups
water	480 ml	2 cups
pack mama anato powder	1	1
salt to taste	≈ 5 g	≈ 1 tsp
pepper to taste	≈ 2 g	≈ 1 tsp
cooking oil	15 ml	1 tbsp
water boiling	120 ml	½ cup
Filipino big long green papaya	≈ 500 g	≈ 1 large
cool eggs	≈ 150 g	≈ 3 eggs
green beans	150 g	1 cup
sausage	≈ 200 g	≈ 2 links
banana ketchup	≈ 60 ml	≈ ¼ cup

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

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Also used: Pan · Spatula · Medium grater · Fridge · Mixing bowl · Rolling pin · Deep frying pan · Slotted spoon · Tongs

Method

In a pan without fire, add 2 cups of water, the anato powder, salt, and 1 tbsp of cooking oil, then combine.
Bring the liquid mixture to a boil.
Add 2 cups of rice flour, turn off the fire, and start combining the flour with the liquid.
Continue to amalgamate with a spatula until you reach a temperature that you can handle by hand.
Add 0.5 cup of boiling water and knead with your hand to reach the final dough consistency.
Boil the sausage, clean, ground them, and fry them, then set aside inside the fridge.
Grate the green papaya using a medium grater.
Boil the green beans like normal beans.
Assemble the empanada with the fillings, fry to crispy perfection, and serve with banana ketchup.

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Don't use the fine grater for the green papaya; use the medium one.
Boil the green beans like normal beans.
Boil your sausage after buying, clean them, ground them, and then fry them.

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