Empanadas (Beef Turnovers)

Name: Empanadas (Beef Turnovers)
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 20 servings Goya Corn Oil, for frying; 1 Tbsp Goya Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1 teaspoon Goya Minced Garlic; 227 grams ground beef; 20 servings Goya Ground Black Pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoons Goya Dried Oregano; 6 Goya Spanish Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos, thinly sliced; 1 packet Sazon Goya with Coriander and Annatto; 59 milliliters Goya Tomato Sauce; 1 mediums yellow onion, finely chopped

The recipe Empanadas (Beef Turnovers) could satisfy your European craving in around 1 hour and 20 minutes. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 43 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 20. If you have goya corn oil, ground beef, goya garlic, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes.

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Ground Beef

Meat

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Wooden Spoon

Add onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes more. Stir in tomato sauce, olives, Sofrito, Sazon, garlic, oregano and black pepper. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes.

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Black Pepper

Tomato Sauce

Oregano

Garlic

Olives

Onion

Sazon Completa

On a lightly floured work surface, using a rolling pin, roll out discos until 1/2-inch larger in diameter. Spoon about 1 tbsp. meat mixture into middle, fold in half to form a half moon; moisten edges with water and pinch to seal closed, or seal with a fork.

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Water

Meat

Roll

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Fill a deep saucepan with oil to a depth of 2 1/2-inches.

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Sauce Pan

Heat oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking (350 degrees F on deep-fry thermometer). Cook Empanadas in batches until crisp and golden brown, flipping once, 4 - 6 minutes.

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Cooking Oil

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