English Translation
Ingredients for 10 empanadas
DOUGH
- Pre-cooked cornmeal, 2 cups
- Water, 2 and ½ cups
- Salt, 1 teaspoon
- Oil (to fry the empanadas), ½ liter
SOFRITO
- Oil, ½ cup
- Annatto seeds, 1 tablespoon
- Finely chopped cilantro roots and stems, ¼ cup
- Finely chopped garlic, 2 cloves
- Finely diced onion, 1 small one
- Finely diced red bell pepper, ½ cup
- Tomato paste, 2 tablespoon
- Boiled fish fillet, 250 grams
- Salt, 2 teaspoon
AVOCADO SAUCE
- Finely chopped garlic, 1 clove
- Cilantro leaves, ½ cup
- Salt, 1 teaspoon
- Mayonnaise, ½ cup
- Milk, ½ cup
- Avocado, 1 small one
And here's my fish pisillo that I used to make the empanadas and bollos pelones, another traditional Venezuelan dish made out of pre-cooked cornmeal.
Y aquí está mi pisillo de pescado que usé para hacer las empanadas y unos bollos pelones, otro plato típico venezolano hecho con harina de maíz precocida.