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Easy Empanadas Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Wynnebaer / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months 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	Wynnebaer
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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

Saute meat until cooked through, breaking up with a fork

Remove meat from pan

Add onions to fat and cook until tender

Return meat to pan

Add seasoning, and sauce or taco seasoning and simmer until liquid is gone

Cool completely

Add cheese to meat mixture

On floured surface, roll out 1 biscuit to 4 inch diameter round

Put 1 tbls. of meat mixture on round

Brush half of round with egg

Fold over filling to create half circle

Seal edges by pressing with tines of fork

Put on baking sheet and cover with damp towel

Repeat with remaining biscuits

Put oil in pan 1/2 inch deep

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)

Fry in batches until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side

Drain on paper towel

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Comments

juliecake 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Sounds very good, will try soon. Thanks.

gardener61 1 year, 8 months 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 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Sounds great! jett

cathyp 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Another great one! Thanks

gingerlea 1 year, 4 months 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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