Pastelitos (Chicken/Steak)
Pastelitos (Chicken/Steak)

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, pastelitos (chicken/steak). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Empanaditas and Pastelitos add variety and Dominican flavor to your hors d'oeuvres platter. This recipe give you the choice to use a chicken, vegan, beef, pork, or cheese fillings. A great snack to serve when having guests. Stir in chicken spread, raisins, olives, tomato paste, pepper sauce and oregano.

Pastelitos (Chicken/Steak) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Pastelitos (Chicken/Steak) is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook pastelitos (chicken/steak) using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Pastelitos (Chicken/Steak):
  1. Prepare 1 Pk. Empanada Discs
  2. Make ready 1 1/2 Cups Steak
  3. Get 2 Cups Chicken
  4. Get 1/3 Cup Peppers
  5. Take 1 Small Onion
  6. Get 4 Mushrooms
  7. Make ready 3 Cloves Garlic
  8. Prepare 1 1/2 Cups Cheese
  9. Make ready Seasoned Salt
  10. Take Black Pepper
  11. Make ready 4 Heaping Tbs. Tomato Sauce
  12. Get Oil

Pastelitos de carne are meat filled pastries that are topped with a sweet glaze. They can be found in If you're in the mood for more Cuban classics, try this chicken fricassee, breaded chicken steak or. In Caribbean countries, especially Cuba, flaky pastries called Pastelitos are eaten for breakfast, as snacks and for dessert. These delicious pastries can be stuffed with so many types of fillings.

Instructions to make Pastelitos (Chicken/Steak):
  1. Prep ingredients as seen below. (I used cooked bbq meats, so they were already seasoned. I seasoned the veggies with seasoned salt and black pepper. I recommend seasoning your meat if it’s not pre-cooked). Divide and sauté veggies in two pans.
  2. Add meats, respectively and heat through. Finish with 2 Tbs. Tomato Sauce in each pan. Stir and let cool to room temperature. Set up a flat work station and get some flour on it.
  3. This is the challenging part. Don’t listen to your mind. Your mind will tell you to stuff the hell out of these, but don’t. The maximum you can put in these is about 2 1/2- 3 Tbs. of filling. So, do that and put some cheese on top. Keep everything centered then fold it over as seen. Pinch the edges hard with a fork. Be careful not to pierce the middle. You don’t want them opening up in the hot oil.
  4. I used a cast iron skillet with an unquantifiable amount of oil. Get the oil hot and begin frying. Just be sure that you can cover at least 3/4 of the pastelitos. If you have a deep fryer, even better. (Yes, you can bake these. And it’s sinful, but yes, you can probably put them in the air fryer). Fry for a few minutes on each side.
  5. Remove when golden brown. Not too brown, just brown enough. The browning will continue when removed. Also, I found the best way to drain is by placing them on a rack with paper towels underneath. That way, they’re not sitting in a oil-soaked pad of paper towels.

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