If you’ve never heard of salteñas before, they’re a special variety of meat empanada widely available as a traditional street food in Bolivia. Find out more
Traditional Bolivian Street Food: Salteñas (Meat Empanadas)
If you’ve never heard of salteñas before, they’re a special variety of meat empanada widely available as a traditional street food in Bolivia. They have a spicy and slightly sweet flavor, a distinctive yellow colored dough and are filled with meat, potatoes, slices of hard boiled egg, olives and raisins. They’re incredibly flavorful and delicious. Bring the taste of Bolivia into your own kitchen with this recipe – they’re a hit every time. This makes about 20 salteñas, easily enough to enjoy and share.
Ingredients:
To make the meat filling:
🍴 1 pound ground beef, wild boar, lamb, bison or elk 🍴 1 packet of unflavored gelatin 🍴 4 cups bison bone broth 🍴 7 tablespoons bison tallow or butter 🍴 2 tablespoons achiote (paste or powder) 🍴 1 onion, finely chopped 🍴 3 large potatoes, diced 🍴 1 cup peas (frozen is fine) 🍴 ½ cup parsley, finely chopped 🍴 ½ cup coconut sugar 🍴 1 tablespoon ground cumin 🍴 1 tablespoon dried oregano 🍴 1 tablespoon sea salt 🍴 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper 🍴 3 hard boiled eggs 🍴 Olives & raisins as desired
To make the dough:
🍴 4 ½ cups all purpose flour 🍴 2 eggs 🍴 ½ cup coconut sugar 🍴 1 stick of butter, melted 🍴 ½ teaspoon sea salt 🍴 1 ½ cups boiling water 🍴 1-2 teaspoons turmeric if desired (for coloring – you could also use a natural store bought yellow food coloring). https://bit.ly/34PD8ML
