Empanadas are turnovers made with a sweet or savory filling commonly found in Southern European, Latin American, and the Philippines cultures. The word comes from the Spanish verb empanar, and translates as “enbreaded” – wrapped or coated in bread.
This empanadas recipe filled with green chiles and a combination of cheeses sounds like the perfect comfort food for these colder days. And one of the dough ingredients is a surprise: dark beer! So you’ll not only have fun eating these yummy pillows of cheese and chile, but making them too.