🇧🇷 Brazil recipe
Pastel
A staple of Brazilian feiras (street markets) and lanchonetes (snack bars), pastel is a thin, crispy deep-fried pastry pocket filled with everything from seasoned ground beef to melty cheese. The ultra-thin dough fries into shatteringly crispy layers while the filling stays hot and molten inside. Best enjoyed with a cold caldo de cana (sugarcane juice).
Prep30 mins + 30 min rest
Cook20 mins
Serves12
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 500g all-purpose wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon cachaça or vodka
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus extra for the dough
- 200ml warm water
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 300g ground beef
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 100g mozzarella cheese, cut into thin slices
- Vegetable oil for deep frying (about 1.5 liters)
- 1 egg, beaten, for sealing edges
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 310
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 16 g
