World Flavors Cookbook

Empanada de Camarón y Queso

Chilean shrimp and cheese empanada — Pacific shrimp mixed with melted cheese in a flaky baked crust.

Cuisine: Chile

Ingredients

• Empanada dough (same as pino dough)
• For filling: 400g shrimp, cooked and chopped; 200g cheese, grated; 1 onion minced; garlic; cilantro; salt

Instructions

1. Cook onion and garlic. Add shrimp briefly.
2. Mix with cheese and cilantro. Season.
3. Fill empanada rounds. Seal.
4. Bake at 200C for 20 minutes.