Empanada Gallega

Name: Empanada Gallega
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 3 cups flour, for dough; 2 cans tuna; 2 bell peppers, chopped; 3 tomatoes, chopped

Empanada Gallega/em-pah-NAH-dah gah-YEH-gah/

Also known as: Galician Pie

About this dish

A large savory pie filled with tuna or meat and a sofrito of onion and pepper, a Galician classic.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour, for dough

🐟2 cans tuna

🫑2 bell peppers, chopped

🍅3 tomatoes, chopped

Method

Serves 3

Make a simple olive oil dough and divide in two.

Sauté onion, pepper, and tomato into a rich sofrito.

Mix in the tuna.

Roll out one dough portion, fill with the tuna mixture, and cover with the second dough sheet.

Bake at 200°C (400°F) until golden, then slice into squares.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Empanada gallega is a traditional Galician baked pie, typically sliced and served as a hearty appetizer or main.

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