Chicken Empanada with Phyllo Dough for Air Fryer
restaurant 4 portions
schedule 01 h 30 min
Cooking details
This recipe has been tested in a Newlux 12L Air Oven-Fryer. Remember that you can adjust the quantities, times and ingredients to your liking.
Products with which it can be cooked
Ingredients
- task_alt500 g. of cooked chicken meat (roasted or boiled chicken)
- task_alt100 g. of butter, salted or unsalted (Approx.)
- task_alt150 g. of grated cheese (Approx.)
- task_alt150 g. of fried tomato sauce (Homemade or store-bought good quality)
- task_alt250 g. of phyllo dough (8-10 sheets)
- task_alt100 g. of butter, salted or unsalted (Approx.)
- task_alt150 g. of grated cheese (Approx.)
- task_alt250 ml. of milk (1 cup)
- task_alt1 onion
- task_alt2 garlic cloves
- task_alt1 carrot
- task_alt1 green pepper (Italian pepper)
- task_altExtra virgin olive oil
- task_alt2 medium-sized eggs
- task_altGround dried thyme
- task_altSweet paprika or paprika
- task_altFreshly ground black pepper
- task_altSalt
step by step recipe
- Prepare the vegetables: Wash and finely chop the onion, garlic, and pepper, and grate the carrot using the large holes of a grater.
- Put a pan on the heat with 3 tablespoons of oil, when it's hot add the chopped onion and garlic with a pinch of salt, cook for about 5 minutes.
- Once the onion and garlic are softened, add the chicken meat, and cook for 5 minutes until it's well integrated, mixing thoroughly.
- Add the pepper and carrot, cook over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Once the vegetables are cooked, incorporate the fried tomato sauce, mix well and then add a teaspoon of thyme, sweet paprika, hot paprika (which is optional), salt, and ground pepper to taste.
- Melt the butter in the microwave for a few seconds or in a small pot until it's liquid.
- Brush the bottom of the baking tray you're going to use with the melted butter.
- Place a sheet of phyllo dough in the tray, brush it with butter, place another sheet on top of that one making sure it covers the entire tray and also brush it with butter. Do this with half of the sheets you have or at least 5 sheets, always moistening each sheet with butter.
- When we have all the sheets we're going to put on the base, pour the meat mixture on top, spread it well.
- Sprinkle the grated cheese on top.
- Then cover with more sheets of phyllo dough (at least 5 sheets) brushing each sheet with butter as before.
- Once all the phyllo dough sheets are placed, cut into portions with a sharp serrated knife.
- Prepare the cream by putting the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper to taste in a large bowl, beat well and pour it over the empanada.
- Preheat the air fryer for 10 min at 180°C.
- Place the empanada in the air fryer on one of the perforated trays in the lower slot. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes at 180°C or until we see it well golden,
- Remove it from the air fryer oven and after a few minutes cut it following the cuts we made earlier, now it's ready to serve and enjoy.
Ingredients
- We can substitute the chicken with any minced meat, even with canned tuna. It will be delicious all the same.
