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Korean Spicy Pork Empanadas

10-12 empanadas
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine Korean, Spanish
Keyword pork
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Christine Ma

Ingredients

Dough

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter cut into small pieces and chilled
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • ¼ cup dry white wine
  • 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar

Filling

  • 3 tablespoon gochujang Korean red pepper paste
  • 2 tablespoon mirin
  • 2 tablespoon sake
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • 2 teaspoon honey
  • ½ teaspoon garlic minced
  • ¼ cup onions finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon ginger minced
  • 2 lb ground pork

Scallion chimichurri

  • ½ cup scallions thinly sliced
  • ½ cup cilantro chopped
  • 1 shallot minced
  • 1 Thai chile minced
  • ½ teaspoon garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest
  • juice of 1 lime
  • ¾ cup olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • egg wash 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

  • Make the dough for the empanadas. In a food processor, pulse 2 cups all-purpose flour with 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ cup butter until the mixture resembles a coarse meal. Add 2 eggs, ¼ cup white wine, and 1 teaspoon vinegar and pulse just until the dough comes together. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.
  • Meanwhile, prepare the filling. In a medium bowl, combine 3 tablespoon gochujang with 2 tablespoon mirin, 2 tablespoon sake, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, 2 tablespoon brown sugar, ½ teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon fish sauce, and 2 teaspoon honey. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add 2 lb ground pork and saute until browned, breaking up the meat. Add ½ teaspoon garlic, ¼ chopped onions, and ½ teaspoon ginger and saute for another 2 minutes. Add the gochujang sauce and mix well. Cook another 1-2 minutes or until the pork is caramelized. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
  • Prepare the scallion chimichurri. Combine all of the ingredients for the scallion chimichurri in a medium bowl, stirring to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Dust a clean work counter with flour and roll out the dough to ⅛ inch thickness. Use a 5-inch biscuit cutter to cut as many rounds as you can. Spoon ¼ cup of the filling into the center and fold one end over to create a half-moon. Crimp the edges with a fork. Repeat with the remaining filling and dough, rerolling the scraps to create more empanadas.
  • Lay the empanadas on the prepared baking sheet and brush on the egg wash. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with scallion chimichurri.