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Meat Empanadas

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1/2 kilogram pork
  • 1/2 kilogram beef
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs
  • 1 whole spring onion, chopped
  • 1 bell pepper, diced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • Parsley
  • Salt and pepper

Directions

  1. Cover meat with water. Cook meat until tender, save the stock. Fry vegetables in a little oil. Add 1 cup of meat stock. Boil for 2 minutes.
  2. Add the finely chopped meat. Boil until well mixed, for 5 minutes. Add the chopped, cooked eggs.
  3. Dough for Empanadas: 1 kilogram of flour, 1 cup of pork fat, warm water and salt. Mix and knead until dough is smooth
  4. Roll out the dough until thin. Cut with a round cutter (a tuna can is a good size) Add the amount of meat mixture you desire. Moisten the ends with water and fold in half. Deep fry until brown.