Empanada- Beef Patty

Now if you remember I did a post about a cupcake with an Empanada on it. Well for those that do not know what they are. They are fried dough with meat inside. The most common would be ground beef. But some people make them with pizza ingredients inside. Or even with some chicken. I prefer just ground beef and cheese. Like a cheeseburger. lol

Items Needed:
1-1/2 pound of ground beef
Seasonings of your choice
Oil to fry in
Dough disc( found in your freezer section of supermarket or Spanish frozen section)
Cheese (optional)

First you want to cook your ground beef in a frying pan on medium. You want to season your ground beef to your liking.

Example: Here you can use the sofrito.

After the meat has been cooked you want to drain all the excess liquid.

Now that the meat is cooked you want to place some meat into a disc.
Note: The packages of disc usually come 10 and they have small and large. I use the small disc. at this point you want to put oil in a frying pan and heat up. You want it nice and hot. But if it takes you longer to get items prepared lower the flame to medium. These items will fry fast and you do not want to burn them.

After you have filled the disc with your fillings. You want to fold over and use a fork to press together. It will end up looking like this. If your disc seems a little dry you want to flip and fork that side also. Some people use egg yoke to put over the seal. This is to make sure that the Empanada does not open up. I personally never use egg.

You will take the folded patty and place in hot oil. You want to make sure and watch because they fry fast. You will need to flip when it is lightly browned. When they are done place them on a paper towel to drain.

Caution: They sometimes keep some oil in themselves and have a tendency to drip out. If eaten right away it is very hot.

Enjoy!!

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