Ingredients:

Ingredients: 20-22 empanadas

Empanada dough

• 3 3/4 c AP flour
• 12 tbsp cold butter
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cups cold water

Ground Beef Stuffing:

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 small bell peppers (chopped)
• 1 Anaheim pepper (chopped)
• 1 small onion (chopped)
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 2 tsp Mexican oregano
• 2 tsp thyme
• 2 tsp parsley
• 2 tsp basil
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1-2 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp salt
• melting cheese – to taste

Preparation:

• Cook the peppers on medium-high heat for 5 min.
• Add the onion and cook for another 2 min.
• Add the meat
• Add the minced garlic
• Add all spices
• Break the meat and mix everything
• Cook for 8 minutes
• Add more salt if needed
• Turn the heat off, cover it and set it aside to cool down.

• In a large bowl add the flour
• Add the sugar
• Add the salt and mix
• Add the butter (it should be cold)
• Mix everything together really well
• Add 1 1/4 cup cold water
• Knead until the dough does not stick to your hands.