How to Make an empanada

These are some delicious empanadas that everyone I know raves about.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 1lb of ground beef
• adobo
• 1 large green pepper
• 1 medium onion
• empanada shells
• oil

1. Brown ground beef in a skillet.
2. Chop up green pepper into small peices and dice onion. Add to browned beef.
3. Season to taste with adobo.
4. Pull apart empanada shells. Place shell on a plate and add a few spoonfuls of the meat mixture to the shell. Fold in half and close with a fork. And repeat filling all empanda shells and closing them.
5. Heat oil in a skillet until very hot. Add formed empandas to hot oil and cook until golden brown.

Tips & Warnings

• You can add cheese to empandas if you like
• Serve with salsa or sour cream if desired