How to Make Beef Empanada
Servings: 30 pcs
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooking oil for deep-frying
For the filling:
- 1 kilo ground beef
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp. paprika optional
- 2 large potatoes cut into small cubes
- 1 large red or green bell pepper cut into small cubes
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 2 Tbsp. cooking oil for sauteing
For the Dough
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 6 Tbsp. shortening or butter
- 1 cup cold water
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp. vinegar
Instructions
How to make Beef Empanada:
- Fry the potatoes until golden brown, then set aside.
- Saute the garlic and onion for a minute, then add the beef and stir fry for a few minutes until almost fried.
- Add the bell peppers, and season with salt and pepper. Set aside and cool down completely.
- To make the dough, mix all dry ingredients together: flour, sugar and salt.
- Mix in the shortening, continue mixing until the mixture is uniform in texture.
- Mix together the eggs, vinegar and cold water. Add into the flour and shortening mixture.
- Mix together until smooth, do not knead. Then wrap in plastic sheet and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until ready to use.
- To make the empanada : Cut the dough into approximately 1/3 cup measure, roll like a ball.
- Flatten each ball into 5 inch diameter circle and fill the top half with 1 1/2 tablespoons beef filling.
- Fold the bottom half over and seal the edges using a fork.
- Do the same thing on the rest of the ingredients then refrigerate for few hours.
- In a deep frying pan, heat up cooking oil, and deep-fry the empanada until golden brown.