Beef Empanada

Beef Empanadas can be an appetizer or main dish. My aunt made these for my cousins wedding shower and they were mouthwateringly good. This recipe has a lot of ingredients but they translate into flavor.

Ingredients-  
Dough:                                                                            

3 cups flour                                                                                         

1 cup cold unsalted butter                                                              
1/2 teaspoon baking powder                                                          
1/2 teaspoon salt                                                                           
3 tablespoons granulated sugar                                                     
6 tablespoons ice water                                                                

3 cups Frying oil                                                                           

Filling:                                                                             
   1 Ib Ground beef     

   1 Yellow Onion
   1 teaspoon salt 
  1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  1/2 teaspoon Paprika 
  1/2 cup green peas 

 1/2 cup beef broth

 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

                                                                                                            

 2 Tablespoons cooking oil

                                                                                          

Utensils-

2 mixing bowls

Frying pan or Fryer 
Sauce pan

In the sauce pan pour in  2 Tablespoons of cooking oil add the onion and ground pepper sauté. Add in the ground beef brown your meat for about 5 min. After 5 min. add in paprika sugar and salt,  mix together and then add beef broth. Cover and let simmer for 10 to 15 min. Well waiting start your dough in a large bowl mix the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar mix together with a fork. After filling is done simmering take off heat and let the cool (the mixture should be thickened). In a pastry blender add the butter cut into chunks and cold water. Once the dough is formed roll into 3T size balls and place on a pan and refrigerate for 20 to 25 min. Take them out  on a floured surface flatten the ball into 4-5'' in diameter. in the middle place some of your filling and close off buy pressing down on the outer edge and then a fork. Repeat till done. Heat up the oil and then you can start frying. Until golden brown 3-5 minuets each. Let cool and enjoy.