PREMADE DOUGH FOR EMPANADAS RECIPES

Steps:

• Cook the pork tenderloin to package instructions, cool, and slice it into small pieces.
• Make the dough or use store-bought.
• Roll the dough out on a floured board and cut it into 5 to 6-inch small rounds or use an empanadas tool.
• First, add a tiny bit of mustard, then mayonnaise, cheese, meat, and ham. ( no more than 2 tablespoons in the center)
• Fold over like a half-moon shape, crimp the edges with a fork.
• Heat the oil around 2 inches deep, fry, drain on paper towels.
• See Notes for other cooking methods.
• You can choose whatever dough you prefer, store-bought or our homemade:
• For Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe Click Here
• For Homemade Empanadas Dough Recipe see below:
• 2 - 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for rolling the dough or use a gluten-free flour alternative
• 1 stick of cold butter cut into small pieces
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/4 cup of water
• Place the above ingredients in a food processor or heavy-duty mixer and make the dough. (If making by hand use a pastry cutter to blend the flour and butter then add water to form the dough.)
• Proceed with the same instructions for cutting and filling.
• Brush the top with eggwash, choose your cooking method preferred.
• Original Empanada Filling Ingredients:
• 1 pound ground beef
• 4 tablespoons chopped bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 small onion chopped fine
• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon oregano dried
• salt, pepper to taste (also cayenne pepper if you like a little heat)
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 4 hard-boiled eggs chopped
• 12 green olives chopped fine
• Directions:
• Over medium heat. saute the onion and red pepper for around 4 minutes.
• Saute the garlic next in the same pan for 2 minutes.
• Add and brown the ground beef, tomato paste, and oregano season to taste.
• Stir in the raisins, hard-boiled eggs, and olives and cool.
• Fill as directed above and choose a cooking method.

Steps:

• Cook the pork tenderloin to package instructions, cool, and slice it into small pieces.
• Make the dough or use store-bought.
• Roll the dough out on a floured board and cut it into 5 to 6-inch small rounds or use an empanadas tool.
• First, add a tiny bit of mustard, then mayonnaise, cheese, meat, and ham. ( no more than 2 tablespoons in the center)
• Fold over like a half-moon shape, crimp the edges with a fork.
• Heat the oil around 2 inches deep, fry, drain on paper towels.
• See Notes for other cooking methods.
• You can choose whatever dough you prefer, store-bought or our homemade:
• For Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe Click Here
• For Homemade Empanadas Dough Recipe see below:
• 2 - 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for rolling the dough or use a gluten-free flour alternative
• 1 stick of cold butter cut into small pieces
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/4 cup of water
• Place the above ingredients in a food processor or heavy-duty mixer and make the dough. (If making by hand use a pastry cutter to blend the flour and butter then add water to form the dough.)
• Proceed with the same instructions for cutting and filling.
• Brush the top with eggwash, choose your cooking method preferred.
• Original Empanada Filling Ingredients:
• 1 pound ground beef
• 4 tablespoons chopped bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 small onion chopped fine
• 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon oregano dried
• salt, pepper to taste (also cayenne pepper if you like a little heat)
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 4 hard-boiled eggs chopped
• 12 green olives chopped fine
• Directions:
• Over medium heat. saute the onion and red pepper for around 4 minutes.
• Saute the garlic next in the same pan for 2 minutes.
• Add and brown the ground beef, tomato paste, and oregano season to taste.
• Stir in the raisins, hard-boiled eggs, and olives and cool.
• Fill as directed above and choose a cooking method.