Empanada(Meat Pie)

Ingredients

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 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 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 a 400 degrees F oven until the crust is a golden brown.

Nutrition Facts

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.