Two filipino aunties cooking beef empanadas recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthier fats, while margarine is often cheaper.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free option, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

potato

🥗Healthier: sweet potato

💰Cheaper: mashed cauliflower

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

Start by showing the ingredients: minced garlic, minced onions, salt, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, diced potatoes, 1/2 cup of carrots (optional), 1 cup of sweet peas, 1 cup of raisins, 2 lbs of ground beef, and 6 boiled eggs cut into halves.

Heat canola cooking oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Add minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.

Add minced onions and sauté until softened.

Add 2 lbs of ground beef to the skillet and cook until browned.

Season the beef with 2 teaspoons of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper; adjust to taste.

Add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce to the beef mixture.

Cover the skillet and let the mixture cook until the beef is tender, about 5 minutes.

Add diced potatoes to the beef mixture and stir.

Add optional carrots and 1 cup of sweet peas to the mixture and stir.

Add 1 cup of raisins to the mixture and stir.

Taste the mixture and adjust seasoning if necessary.

Transfer the filling to a dish and let it cool before wrapping in dough.

Open the package of ready-made empanada dough (brand: Goya).

Take 2 to 3 tablespoons of the filling and place it in the center of an empanada dough circle.

Add a piece of hard-boiled egg to the filling.

Fold the dough over the filling to create a half-moon shape.

Press the edges with fingers to seal, then use a fork to crimp the edges for a tight seal.

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