fried empanadas with beef and spices

How To Make fried empanadas with beef and spices

• 1

  Stir the salt and flour together. Cut in the shortening by pinching in small bits with your fingers until you get a mixture like coarse breadcrumbs. Stir in the water with a fork, a little at a time, until the mixture forms a ball. You might not need all the water.
• 2

  Pat the dough into a ball and flatten it slightly. Wrap in plastic film and refrigerate for an hour.
• 3

  Heat the oil in a skillet over a medium heat and add the onion. Fry until tender. Crumble in the ground beef; add the seasonings, spices, and cook, stirring often, until the beef is browned all over.
• 4

  Drain any excess grease and stir in the vinegar and raisins.
• 5

  Refrigerate until cold, and then stir in the chopped eggs. Form the dough into 2-inch balls (you should get 24) and roll each one out on a floured surface to make a thin circle.
• 6

  Divide the meat mixture between the 24 dough circles and fold each one into a half moon shape, pinching the edges with your fingers to seal.
• 7

  Heat the quart of oil to 365 degrees F and cook two or 3 empanadas at once.
• 8

  Cook them for about 5 minutes, turning once to brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.
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