These Empanadas de carne are flaky and crunchy, filled with delicious meat, garlic, and onion, paired with a rich sauce. The dough is made from maseca flour and fried to golden perfection.
1: Place cubed beef, garlic, and onion in a pot with water. Cook on medium heat for 1.5 hours or until tender.
2: Prepare sauce by placing peppers and tomatoes in a pot of water, fully submerged. Cook until softened.
3: In a blender, combine the softened peppers, tomatoes, garlic, salt, cumin, and water the peppers and tomatoes cooked in. Blend until smooth and strain to remove skins or seeds.
4: Add the sauce to the cooking meat and continue cooking until the meat is tender and shred it.
5: Make the empanada dough by mixing all ingredients until incorporated. Add flour if dough is sticky.
6: Fill the dough with meat filling, fold over, and seal edges with a fork.
7: Heat oil and fry the empanadas until golden brown on both sides.
8: Enjoy & buon appetito!
