Beef and Cheese Empanadas
Crispy Pastry Crust filled with savory beef and gooey cheese!
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Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground beef
- 1 pack Goya 10 flour discos
- 1/2 cup Onion sliced
- 2 tbsp Jalapeños chopped
- 2 tbsp Sofrito
- 1 packet Sazon
- 1 tsp Adobo
- Colby & monterey jack cheese shredded
- Vegetable oil
Instructions
- Heat a skillet and begin to brown the meat.
- Add onion and jalapeños and continue to cook until beef is fully cooked.
- Add the sofrito, stir, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the skillet.
- Roll out an empanada disk to spread it out slightly.
- Heat vegetable oil in a deep frying pan.
- Add 2 tbsp of the beef filling and top with cheese. Fold over and press down the opening with a fork. Flip it over and press down the other side with a fork to assure it is sealed.
- Cook the empanadas in batches, frying until golden brown on both sides.
- Drain the empanadas on a dish lined with a paper towel.
- Serve them hot!
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Notes
*You can use any cheese you would like in the empanadas.
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