Empanadas Recipe

Empanadas are great to make for a party or for any occasion, I like to make them sometimes on the weekends and I like to eat them with some hot sauce its the best. Empanadas are easy to make you can make the dough from scratch or buy the frozen pastries at the supermarket. I sometimes buy the frozen pastries, I like to fill them up with lots of meat I prefer beef or shrimp empanadas. Here is a recipe that I enjoy hope you enjoy it too.

Recipe: 45 min


Ingredients:

1 tbsp of vegetable  oil or any  kind of oil you prefer

½ lb. ground beef

½ medium yellow onion, finely chopped (about ½ cup)

¼ cup GOYA® Tomato Sauce

10 olives or more if you prefer,

2 tbsp  sofrito 

1 packet sazón 

1 tsp. Minced Garlic or 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or garlic powder

½ tsp. Dried Oregano1 package (14 oz.) GOYA® Discos or any other brand you prefer (yellow or white)

GOYA® Corn Oil, for frying or any other oil you prefer to use

1.	Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes. Add onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes more. Stir in tomato sauce, olives ,sazon  sofrito, garlic, oregano and black pepper. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes.
2.	Spoon about 2 tbsp. meat into middle, fold in half to form a half and pinch to seal closed, or seal with a fork.
3.	Fill a deep saucepan with oil to a depth of 2½”. Heat oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking (350°F on deep-fry thermometer). Cook Empanadas in batches until crisp and golden brown, flipping once, 4 – 6 minutes. Let drain after frying and enjoy.