Cuban Empanadas

Fried (or baked) meat hand pie recipe filled with a spiced ground beef mixture with lots of sliced green olives and served with a chimichurri sauce. Homemade dough recipe is included!

Ingredients
FOR THE DOUGH:

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup solid shortening, chilled and cut into small pieces
• 3/4-1 cup warm water

FOR THE PICADILLO FILLING:

• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1/2 cup red or green bell pepper,diced
• 2 fresh garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pound ground beef (can substitute with ground turkey or ground chicken)
• 1/2-3/4 cup pimiento-stuffed green olives, sliced
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2-3 cups of oil for frying
• Serve with: chimichurri sauce

Instructions
FOR THE DOUGH:

1. In a bowl, mix together the flour and salt.
2. Add the chilled shortening pieces and mix into the flour mixture using fingers, can also use a pastry blender or two knifes. Using fingers, lightly mix in the warm water a little at a time until the mixtures forms into a ball and isn't sticky anymore.
3. Full instructions see tastyeverafter.com

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