COLOMBIAN EMPANADAS VALLUNAS | How To Make Colombian Empanadas | SyS

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: textured vegetable protein

Ground turkey reduces fat while textured vegetable protein is budget-friendly.

corn flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while all-purpose is often less expensive.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier, while canola is a cost-effective alternative.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: frozen hash browns

Sweet potatoes provide more nutrients, while frozen hash browns save time.

Place shredded beef in a pressure cooker or regular pot with green onion, white onion, garlic, beef bouillon, salt, and pepper; cover with water.

Cover the pot and bring to pressure on high heat, then lower to medium-low and cook for about an hour and a half in a pressure cooker or three hours in a regular pot.

Once beef is ready, let it cool and shred it with hands or forks; reserve beef stock.

Cook Colombian yellow potatoes in the reserved beef stock at a low simmer for about five minutes if frozen, then drain and mash.

To make the masa, mix hot water, food coloring, a little oil, and salt; slowly add precooked cornmeal and knead until smooth.

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest for about ten minutes.

For the tomato sauce, heat olive oil in a large pan over medium heat, add chopped green onion and garlic, and cook for one minute.

Add chopped tomato and cook for five to eight minutes until soft; add ground cumin, food coloring, salt, and pepper, and thin with water or beef stock.

Mix in shredded beef and mashed yellow potatoes, then set aside.

Make small balls with the dough, place them in a tortilla press, cover with plastic, and flatten.

Place 1 to 2 tablespoons of filling in the center, fold to make a half-moon, and press edges to seal; cut with a small bowl or large glass.

Fry empanadas at 350 degrees for seven to ten minutes until golden brown, then drain on paper towels.

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