Shrimp Patty

The pie shrimp is a typical dish of Mediterranean cuisine. In fact, it is rich in flavors, smells, and colors. In addition, it is recommended worldwide for how healthy it is for all types of people thanks to the fact that it is based mainly on vegetables, fish and olive oil.

Therefore, empanadas are a very traditional dish. There is everything: meat, vegetables, mixed. Today we want to present you a lesser known recipe, shrimp empanadas, more Mediterranean, impossible!

Shrimp patty recipe

Shrimp patty ingredients

For the filling

• 250 g of cleaned shrimp
• One or two green peppers
• 1 red bell pepper
• One onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 tomatoes
• Chopped parsley (optional)
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream (optional)

• Extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper

For the shrimp patty dough

For the dough of the empanadas we give you 2 options, choose the one you like the most!

Option 1

• 2 glasses of flour
• 3 tablespoons of quality butter
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon yeast
• 100 ml glass of warm water
• Salt and pepper

Option 2

• A glass of cream or butter
• ½ glass of sunflower oil
• 1 cup of flour
• 1 teaspoon yeast
• 2 eggs
• 1 splash of milk

Utensils

• A glass
• 1 bowl
• A frying pan, deep fryer, or oven
• 1 slotted spoon
• A roller
• 1 fork

Preparation

Preparation of the dough option 1

• First, dissolve the salt and pepper in the glass of warm water
• Mix the flour and yeast (sifted) in a bowl together with the lard and butter.
• Add the warm water little by little and form a mixture. Work the dough until it is compact.
• Finally, let it rest for 30 minutes.

Preparation of the dough option 2

• First, place the sifted flour and yeast on a table, making a volcano.

• Put the eggs and the cream or butter in the center of the volcano.
• Knead and add the milk that admits, until you have a compact dough that does not stick to your fingers.
• To work it better, we advise you to put the dough on a floured table and sprinkle your hands with flour.

Preparation of the filling

• Finely chop the onion, pepper, garlic and tomato.
• Make a stir-fry. Start by browning the onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Then add the tomato and fry until you have a well done sauce. Add the chopped parsley and the cream. The parsley will give it a fresher touch and the cream a juicier air. Finally add the shrimp.
• Put the dough on the floured table and knead just enough.
• Cut into pieces the size of an egg.
• Spread with a roller,  put the mixture, close your dumplings.
• Fry in plenty of hot oil.
• Put your empanadas on a plate with absorbent paper so that they lose all the oil.

Variants of the recipe:  Along with the shrimp you can add cooked crab (or, if the budget does not allow it, surimi sticks), prawns, boiled egg, cheese, chopped olives, bell peppers. ..

Interesting facts about the shrimp empanada

• First of all, the easiest way to make them is by cutting circles with the dough.  You can do them with a glass. Then put the mixture in half on one side and close the dumpling.
• In fact, so that it is well closed, seal them by putting a little water on all the edges with your fingers and close them by squashing the edges with a fork.
• In addition, they are very well served on a tray covered with lettuce leaves .
• Above all, don’t knead too much so it doesn’t get hard. Do not forget!
• They can be eaten hot or cold. Just as rich!
• If you want to subtract calories from your empanadas, you can make them in the oven instead of the pan. Much healthier. Fried ones should be avoided!

• Use top quality ingredients that shows a lot in the result. Especially butter and fish, make sure they are first class.
• If you want to reduce calories, use low- calorie butter, do not add butter, put cream with low fat content and mix it with a little milk with omega3, which is a very healthy and thick milk, similar to cream.
• Also, if you like spices, you can add different spices to your sauce : bay leaf, cumin, oregano, mint, turmeric …
• If this is the first time you make them, be careful with the spices, it is better to stay short.
• Finally, when stir-frying with fish, always add the fish last to avoid hardening.