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     Title: Martin Oswald's Argentinean  Empanadas
Categories: Potatoes, Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, Chilies
     Yield: 6 Servings

     1    Onion yellow; diced
     4 cl Garlic; minced
     6 c  Eggplant; diced
     1 c  Black beans; cooked
     2 c  San Marzano tomato; chopped
     3 tb Curry powder
     1 tb Cumin seeds
     1 ts Fennel seeds
   1/2 ts Cinnamon
   1/4 ts Allspice ground
   1/2 ts Chile flakes
     2 tb Applecider vinegar
     1 c  Golden raisin chopped
   1/2 c  Cilantro chopped

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     3 md Potatoes baked
     3 md Sweet potatoes baked
     1 ts Cumin ground
     3 tb Corn starch

 Push all potatoes through a food mill and combine with
 the corn starch and cumin.

 Divide mixture into 18 balls. make empanadas by forming
 a round patty about 4" wide and 1/4" thick. Fill the
 center with a large spoon full of eggplant stuffing and
 close the empanadas. Bake them in a 350 F/175 C oven for
 30 minutes on a sheet pan lined with wax paper.

 FILLING: Sautee onions and garlic in hot pan without oil,
 stirring constantly. Add eggplant and sautee for 5
 minutes, add all spices and toast for 2 minutes. Deglaze
 with applecider vinegar, add tomatoes, cilantro and cook
 for 15 more minutes.

 TIP: Serve empanadas with a spicy tomato sauce and
 wilted spinach

 RECIPE FROM: http://pyramidbistro.com

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