How To Make Empanadas Colombianas Beef and Potatoes| Easy Colombian Empanadas

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey reduces fat content while ground pork is often less expensive.

cornmeal

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content; all-purpose flour is more accessible.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides similar creaminess with fewer calories.

potato

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: mashed cauliflower

Sweet potato adds nutrients while mashed cauliflower is lower in carbs.

Boil 1 cup and a half of water with chopped meat until tender.

Add 6 chopped potatoes and bring to a boil, cooking until soft.

Prepare the dough using half a bag of yellow cornmeal and 1 tablespoon of salt, adding small amounts of water until smooth.

Form small balls from the dough.

Use a tortilla maker or a bowl to flatten the dough balls.

Add a small amount of the meat and potato mixture to the flattened dough.

Fold over and cut the empanadas using a cup or glass.

Fry the empanadas in a pot filled halfway with oil at medium to high heat until light golden brown.

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