How To Make Empanadas Colombianas
A Latin-inspired fried turnover, enjoy a savory bite of this empanadas Colombianas, made with a soft dough & ground beef-potato filling.
Ingredients
For Serving:
- lime
- aji
For Dough or Masa:
- 1½ cups yellow cornmeal, (masarepa) precooked
- 1 cup water, more or less, depending on cornmeal
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ tsp sazon Goya with azafran, or 1 beef bouillon cube with a few threads of saffron
- ½ tsp salt
For Filling:
- 2 cups white potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 chicken bouillon cube, or vegetable bouillon cube
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ cup white onions
- 1 cup tomato, chopped
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ cup green onions, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, chopped
- 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
- 2 tbsp red bell pepper, chopped
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ lb ground beef
- vegetable oil, fro frying
Instructions
Dough:
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Place the yellow cornmeal in a large bowl.
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Add the sazon Goya and salt and stir to mix well.
- Add the water and oil and mix to form dough. Adjust with water or cornmeal if necessary.
- Pat the dough into a ball and knead for 2 minutes or until smooth.
- Cover with plastic and set aside for 20 minutes.
Filling:
- Meanwhile, to make the filling, cook the potatoes in a pot with water and the bouillon cube for 20 to 25 minutes or until tender. Drain and gently mash the potatoes. Set aside.
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Heat olive oil in a large, heavy skillet. Add the white onion and cook over medium-low heat stirring frequently, for 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, green onions, garlic, bell pepper, cilantro, salt and black pepper. Cook for about 15 minutes.
- Add the ground beef. Cook, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, for 10 to 15 minutes or until the mixture is fairly dry.
- Transfer the meat mixture to the mashed potatoes bowl and mix well to combine.
To Assemble:
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Break small portions of the dough, about 1½ tablespoon each, and form each portion into a ball by rolling between the palms of hands.
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Place the balls of dough between 2 pieces of plastic and roll each out very thinly to form a circle.
- Remove the top plastic and place 1 tablespoon of the filling in the center of each.
- Then using the plastic underneath, fold the dough over to enclose the filling, forming a half circle.
- Tightly seal the edges by crimping with the tines of a fork.
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Fill a large pot with vegetable oil and heat over medium heat to 360 degrees F.
- Carefully place 3 or 4 empanadas at the time in the heated oil and fry for about 2 minutes until golden on all sides.
- Using a slotted spoon transfer the empanadas to a plate lined with paper towels.
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Serve with ají and lime on the side. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Dilute a few saffron threads in ½ cup of boiling water, add the beef bouillon cube and stir until entirely dissolved.
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