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Easy Empanadas Recipe


Easy Empanadas Recipe
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4 months, 1 week ago
Great when craving something deep fried..I've made this with several variations of filling which I've listed but I imagine the list is endless....Use your imagination to suit your taste
Prep:20m Cook:40m Servings:30

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Ingredients
  • Turkey variation
  • 1 lb. ground turkey
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 can tomato sauce(8 oz.)
  • 4 tsp. cajun seasoning
  • 1/2 cup monterey jack, grated
  • Beef variation
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 pkg. taco seasoning plus water according to pkg. directions
  • 1/4 cup salsa
  • 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, grated
  • 3 pkg. of refrigerated biscuits (7.5 oz., 10 biscuits)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Oil for frying

Directions
  1. Saute meat until cooked through, breaking up with a fork
  2. Remove meat from pan
  3. Add onions to fat and cook until tender
  4. Return meat to pan
  5. Add seasoning, and sauce or taco seasoning and simmer until liquid is gone
  6. Cool completely
  7. Add cheese to meat mixture
  8. On floured surface, roll out 1 biscuit to 4 inch diameter round
  9. Put 1 tbls. of meat mixture on round
  10. Brush half of round with egg
  11. Fold over filling to create half circle
  12. Seal edges by pressing with tines of fork
  13. Put on baking sheet and cover with damp towel
  14. Repeat with remaining biscuits
  15. Put oil in pan 1/2 inch deep
  16. Heat to 350 (If no thermometer, stick the end of a wooden spoon into oil and when it bubbles around the whole spoon, it's hot enough)
  17. Fry in batches until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side
  18. Drain on paper towel

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Comments

juliecake 4 months, 1 week ago said:
Sounds very good, will try soon. Thanks.

gardener61 4 months, 1 week ago said:
OHHH... you been on FARK looking at Caturday pictures haven't you ? =) No really this sounds like a good one, and the possibilities are endless. Thanks!

jett2whit 4 months, 1 week ago said:
Sounds great! jett

cathyp 4 months, 1 week ago said:
Another great one! Thanks

gingerlea 2 weeks ago said:
Living here in Tampa we get all kinds of empanadas. I used to eat them every day for lunch when I was in high school in the Canal Zone.


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