Ground Beef Emapanada

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.