More home cookin'

I am sure I am like most people.  I like all foods, as long as they are good.  And when I am in Oaxaca, I crave things like Maine lobster rolls or dim sum in Chinatown.  Now that I am in El Norte, I am satisfying some of those desires, but..... I miss my normal comidas, like these amazing empanadas from San Antonino that I had just before I left.  There are so many variations of empanadas, different from village to village, person to person.  These are some of my absolute favorites.

The secret is in the filling, which must have masa mixed in  along with broth, cilantro, pork and other things.

When cooked, the texture is more solid, kinda like polenta.  Crunchy on the outside and oh, so tasty.

In Etla, my side of the valley, the empanadas are much more liquid and I prefer these and get them whenever I get the chance.   This woman (sorry, I have forgotten her name) comes from a family of master embroiderers as you can see from her blouse.

She has a place just off the highway before Ocotlan, at the sign for San Antonino.  Take a right on the first street, at the Aurrera, and it is there... somewhere.  I intend to find it when I get back. But for now, dim sum, here I come.