Ingredients
- • 1 batch of Pastechi dough or pre-made pastechi/empanada dough sheets
- • 500 gr of ground chicken or pulled chicken
- • 1 medium onion
- • 1 bell pepper
- • 1 carrot
- • 100 grams of pea's
- • 1 stock cube or 250 ml of homemade chicken stock
- • 1 tsp of cumin
- • 1 tsp of paprika powder
- • 1/2 - 1 tbsp of Rucu spice blend
- • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat a pan on a medium flame and dice all of your vegetables to an ideal size to fit in your pastechi's, quite small. Sauté the carrots and onions until the onions start to turn translucent. Add the diced bell pepper, sauté for 2 minutes. Add the ground chicken and break it up into small bits. Add your spices and cook until the chicken is almost completely cooked. Add 250ml of stock or a stock cube and 250 ml of water, also add your Rucu spice paste. After 5 minutes, stir in your peas. Simmer until all of your water has evaporated and you have a saucy mixture. Allow to cool to room temperature before you cool it further in the fridge. When cool, fill you pastechi dough circles, fold in half and pleat/press the dough together to seal it shut. Either fry in a skillet filled with oil or bake your pastechi's in the oven until the dough is cooked and your filling is heated through. Allow to cool a bit before enjoying.