Sep 8, 2023 · This is a Bolivian meat pastry, a cousin to the empanada. This recipe is one handed down from my grandmother. It makes 16 medium-sized saltenas.

A salteña is a Bolivian type of baked empanada. Salteñas are savory pastries filled with beef, pork or chicken mixed in a sweet, slightly spicy sauce containing olives, raisins, potatoes and …

Aug 31, 2020 · Bolivian salteñas are baked empanadas with a sweet and buttery crust and a juicy chicken filling or jigote with potatoes, chili peppers, raisins, and olives. If you've visited Bolivia …

May 26, 2020 · Cook the diced potatoes in boiling water until cooked, but still firm. Melt the Butter together with the Achiote or ground turmeric until well combined and incorporated. Add the …

Jul 21, 2022 · Salteñas are the iconic empanadas of Bolivia, although named after the Argentinian city of Salta. As the story goes, this street food treat was invented by Jauna Manuela Gorriti, a …

Salteñas is the name of the national dish of Bolivia consisting of crescent-shaped, filled pockets of dough. The name is derived from the first known baker of these delicacies, who was born in …

Mar 21, 2025 · Salteñas are the Bolivian version of an empanada, but unlike empanadas, these chubby football-shaped pastries are overflowing with brothy stew. They feature the geyser-like …

Jun 13, 2019 · Salteñas are the Bolivian version of an empanada, but unlike empanadas, these chubby football-shaped pastries are overflowing with brothy stew. They feature the geyser-like …

Salteñas are generally served between 9 and 11 am with tea, coffee or soda as a mid-morning snack. You can freeze salteñas (unbaked) as long as they are very well wrapped. When you …

In Bolivia, the regional empanadas are known as salteñas, a generally forgotten reference to Salta-born Argentine Juana Manuela Gorriti. But what really sets the Bolivian version apart …