EMPANADA (MEAT PIE)
EMPANADA (MEAT PIE)
EMPANADA (MEAT PIE)

Ingredients
  • ¼ cup milk
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Raisins to taste
  • Green olives, chopped
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper
  • Cooking oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • Pastry dough
Directions
  • Directions
  • Fry onions in cooking oil until soft. Add minced garlic and brown lightly. Drain oil. Add ground beef to onions and sauté 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 minutes.
  • For pastry dough: Any good grade of commercial pie crust mix will give satisfactory results or use your own recipe. Roll out dough 1/8-inch thickness and cut with a 5 inch 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 400 F oven until the crust is a golden brown.