Comments on: Empanadas Arabes

By: Catmaru

Catmaru — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:01:58 +0000

I use pre-made “la saltena” dough. Bien Sequitas are good for the oven, because they’re not as doughy/crusty.

I marinade ground turkey for a couple of days with lemon juice. Then I add chopped onion, red bell pepper, serrano chiles (if you want them spicy), and garlic salt (all to taste).

Fold and squeeze them into the dough, and bake them at 350 for 30 minutes or so. You can brush them with egg whites before baking if desired. Serve them with lemon wedges to squeeze inside the hole in the middle.

By: juan

juan — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:22:32 +0000

i’m from cordoba and living in israel for 30 years, 20 of them without finding empanadas arabes. you can’t find them in restaurants or fast food places, unlike sambousak, falafel or bourekas, i was invited by an arab family in haifa, and the surprise was great when i sow those empanadas after 20 years, i believed that “arab” was just a name for an exlusive cordobese invention. but no, they are real and arabic and taste the same as they taste at “la chacha” 30 years ago

By: Fabricio

Fabricio — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:14:43 +0000

I’m so happy I’m making empanadas today for my housemates in London and looking for a good recipe to refresh my memory…

My dad is from Cordoba and he also says that the Armenians brought the Empanadas Arabes to Argentina. Sambousek are a smaller Lebanese version, and the meat is not so tasty, and Fatay, as far as I know, is stuffed with spinach, and not meat, but I could be wrong… I just know that I love empanadas arabes!

By: Guille

Guille — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:16:03 +0000

About every deli and convenience store has Arab empanadas in Cordoba City.
I heard some local Armenians, from Cordoba, claimed them as theirs.

By: mike r

mike r — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:27:20 +0000

emapanadas cordobeses son lo mejor, tienen que probarlo porque tienen un gusto distinto. no se puede conseguir en ningun lugar jamas. empanadas criollas hechas en cordoba tambien son lo puro numero uno.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:59:19 +0000

I’ve tried the ones from cordoba and they are good but if you want really good ones go to one of the smaller cities like rafaela

By: Asado Argentina

Asado Argentina — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:13:05 +0000

Thanks for the info Leonardo!

By: Leonardo

Leonardo — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:06:28 +0000

Empanadas árabes are much more spreaded in the city of Córdoba, in the center of the country. If you ever go there you will find them all over the place. I suggest you try the ones at “Don Afif”.

By: Asado Argentina

Asado Argentina — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:58:49 +0000

Thanks for the tip Elena! I’ll try to stop by there next time I’m up in BA.

By: Elena

Elena — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:25:00 +0000

There’s some great ones to be had around around Scalabrini Ortiz and Cordoba in BA in the middle eastern delis. They use Arabian flatbread for the dough – my favourite is at the deli on the corner of Malabia and Cabrera, which is a great place to go for take away lunch on Saturdays – as long as you can stand the half hour wait for falafels or shawarma