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Fried Empanadas

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180 min

Fried Empanadas

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Time

180 min

Serving

24 persons

Calories

528

Rating

4.00★ (192)

Author: Victoria Buriak
Try this easy empanada recipe for the best fried empanadas made with homemade dough. The ground beef, raisin, and hard-cooked egg filling makes this recipe extra delicious.

Ingredients

  • ½ cups all-purpose flour: 4 piece
  • ½ teaspoons salt: 1 piece
  • shortening: 0.5 cup
  • ¼ cups water: 1 piece (or as needed)
  • olive oil: 2 Tbsp
  • onion: 1 piece (chopped)
  • ½ pounds ground beef: 1 piece
  • paprika: 2 Tbsp
  • cumin: 1 Tbsp
  • ground black pepper: 0.5 tsp
  • pinch salt: 1 piece
  • raisins: 0.5 cup
  • white vinegar: 1 Tbsp
  • hard-cooked eggs: 2 piece (chopped)
  • quart oil for frying: 1 piece (or as needed)

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  1. Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  2. Make the dough: Stir flour and salt together in a medium bowl. Cut in shortening using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  3. Use a fork to stir in water, a few tablespoons at a time, until the mixture comes together. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  4. Pat into a ball and flatten slightly. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  5. Make the filling while dough is chilling: Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  6. Add beef, paprika, cumin, pepper, and salt; cook and stir until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  7. Drain excess grease, then stir in the raisins and vinegar. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  8. Remove dough and filling from the refrigerator. Form dough into twenty-four 2-inch balls. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  9. Stir hard-cooked eggs into filling. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  10. Heat oil in a deep-fryer to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C).
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  11. While the oil is heating, roll one ball dough on a floured surface into a thin circle. Spoon some filling onto the center, fold dough into a half-moon shape, and press the edges with your fingers to seal. Repeat to fill and form remaining empanadas. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  12. Working in batches, fry 1 to 2 empanadas at a time in hot oil until browned, about 2 1/2 minutes per side. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  13. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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