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Salteñas

Name: Salteñas
Cuisine: Bolivian
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 lb ground beef; 1 large, chopped onion; 2 medium, diced potatoes; 1/2 cup green peas; 2, chopped hard-boiled eggs; 1 cup beef broth; 1/4 cup, chopped olives; 1 tsp sweet paprika; 1 tsp cumin; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 cup water; 1/4 cup oil

Salteñas are Bolivian baked empanadas known for their juicy, savory meat filling encased in a slightly sweet, tender crust. They are a popular street food and breakfast item, deeply embedded in Bolivian culture as a symbol of communal enjoyment and local flavor.

14 ingredients

savoryjuicyspicedslightly sweetumami

Culinary DNA Preview

Bolivian70%

Spanish30%

Ingredients

all-purpose flour
3 cups
ground beef
1 lb
onion
1 large, chopped
potatoes
2 medium, diced
green peas
1/2 cup
hard-boiled eggs
2, chopped
beef broth
1 cup
olives
1/4 cup, chopped
sweet paprika
1 tsp
cumin
1 tsp
sugar
2 tbsp
baking powder
1 tsp
water
1 cup
oil
1/4 cup

Method

Steps not available

Origin Story

Salteñas originated in Bolivia in the early 20th century, inspired by Spanish empanadas but adapted with a distinctive juicy filling and sweet dough, attributed to Juana Manuela Gorriti who named them after the city of Salta in Argentina.

Culinary DNA

Ingredient ancestry breakdown

Bolivian70%

ingredients+techniques

Spanish30%

ingredient_origin

Techniques

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