Colombian Empanadas de Carne

Ingredients

• For dough: 2 cups masarepa (yellow), 2 tbsp oil, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp turmeric, 2 cups warm water
• For filling: 400g beef mince, 2 potatoes diced and cooked, 1 onion, 3 garlic, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tomato chopped, salt, coriander
• Oil for frying

Instructions

1. Mix the dough; rest 10 minutes.
2. Cook the filling: brown mince with aromatics, add tomato and potato; let cool.
3. Take a ball of dough, flatten between cling film into a circle.
4. Place filling on one half, fold and seal the edges firmly.
5. Fry in 170C oil until crisp and golden, 4 minutes.
6. Serve with aji.

Serving suggestions

• Always with aji (spicy Colombian salsa) on the side.

Storage & reheating

Uncooked empanadas freeze well.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

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