Vigan Empanada

(5) (6 review)
Gabby Prats

The captivatingly delicious iconic Ilocos street food. A handmade empanada dough filled with homemade Vigan longanisa, fresh vegetables and an egg, deep fried to crisp empanada perfection.

This online class features detailed lessons that begins with the preparation of the empanada dough, followed by a time-honored recipe of Vigan longaniza, the assembly and the cooking process. Cooking tips and techniques are also shared to perfect this sought after recipe.

  1. Preparing the Ilocos Empanada Dough
  2. Selecting the appropriate meat to fat ratio of ground pork for Vigan Longanisa
  3. Preparing your Vigan Longanisa
  4. Assembling your Ilocos Empanada
  5. Cooking your Ilocos Empanada
  1. Mise en place bowls/containers
  2. Chef’s knife
  3. Chopping boards
  4. Stove (LPG, Electric, Induction)
  5. Sauce pan
  6. Rubber/Silicone spatula, high heat
  7. Frying/Sauté pan
  8. Rolling pin
  9. Plate (6 inch round)
  10. Brazing pan (For Deep Frying)
  11. Skimmer/Strainer
  • 1. Empanada Dough
  • 2. Vigan Longanisa
  • 3. Assembly
  • leilani ramirez5

    Finally my craving is over ! Found this course so easy to do  and yet the taste makes you go back to the times when you used to buy this from the plaza of Vigan ,Ilocos .  Cooking the longganisa itself gives a nice smell in the kitchen ! This is perfect taste for me ! Thank you Chef Gab!

  • Rosemarie Becker5

    Thank you for this class Chef Gab and TEACA!  Easy to follow due to Chef Gab's superb presentation skills and the good quality of the audio and video.  The vigan empanada was delicious.  Woohoo!  Craving satisfied!!!!

  • Karen Crame5

  • Tessa 5

    Very easy to follow Chef Gabby's recipeand procedure. The empanada taste really good specially when freshly cooked. Even the Longanisa is easy to prepare and very delicious. 

  • Jean M5

  • Claudeth Garcia5