Alejandro Rey’s Empanada (meat Pie)

Ingrients & Directions


1 lb Ground Beef Raisins; to taste
2 Garlic cloves; minced Green Olives; chopped
2 Hard boiled eggs 1 pn Crushed red pepper
– cold, chopped Cooking oil
1/4 c Milk 1 lg Onion; chopped
Salt & black pepper Pastry Dough

Yield: 5

*FILLING*

Fry onions in cooking oil until soft. Add minced garlic and brown
lightly. Drain oil. Add ground beef to onions and saute until meat
turns a light brown. Add chopped olives, eggs, salt and black
pepper, raisins, pinch of red pepper and milk. Allow to simmer
(uncovered) over low heat for 5 mins,

PASTRY DOUGH: Any good grade of commercial pie crust mix will give
satisfactory results -or- use your own favorite recipe …. Roll out
dough 1/8″ thickness and cut with a 5″ cutter. Place meat filling on
one side of the dough. Fold the other side over the filling and
pinch the edges. Deep fry in hot cooking oil until crisp and brown ..
or .. bake in a 400 degree oven until the crust is a golden brown

Yields 5 meat pies


Yields
5 servings

RobinDee

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