Whenever I tell people I cook with lard they look at me like I’ve just told them I like to kick bunnies for fun. Gasp! Mon dieu… quelle horreur?! I know, I know. Lard definitely has a bad rep around these parts, but there’s nothing else that quite gives you the same deliciousness. Just ask any tamale or pie crust and taste the difference for yourself.
Since I had some lard leftover from tamale making and fresh peas were in season, I immediately thought of making empanadas filled with harissa, ground beef, peas and carrots. I also made a vegetarian version with chick peas and a butter crust.
Shelling peas and peeling chick peas is definitely a labor of love. I passed the time by watching episodes of The Wire – many of them. Lucky for my finger tips, I had friends to help me form my empanadas.
3 Comments
dearbarbz
23 Jun 2009 05:06 am
[this is good] This looks DELICIOUS!!!!!!! I want right now.
Purplesque
23 Jun 2009 05:06 am
[this is good] You peel chickpeas? My hero!
The empanadas look delicious- and I love that you made veggie versions.
Singing Horse
15 Jul 2009 03:07 pm
[this is good] The dough looks really excellent!
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