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                          EMPANADA (MEAT PIE)

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Serving Size  : 5    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Hamburger                        Mexican
               Pies                             Beef

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                       -----FILLING-----
  1       lb           Ground Beef
  2                    Garlic Cloves, Minced
  2                    Hard Boiled Eggs
                       Cold, Chopped
    1/4   c            Milk
                       Salt & Black Pepper
                       Raisins, To Taste
                       Green Olives, Chopped
  1       pn           Crushed Red Pepper
                       Cooking Oil
  1       lg           Onion, Chopped
                       Pastry Dough

 Fry onions in cooking oil until soft.  Add minced
 garlic and brown lightly. Drain oil.  Add ground beef
 to onions and saute until meat turns a light brown.
 Add chopped olives, eggs, salt and black pepper,
 raisins, pinch of red pepper and milk.  Allow to
 simmer (uncovered) over low heat for 5 mins.

 PASTRY DOUGH: Any good grade of commercial pie crust
 mix will give satisfactory results -or- use your own
 favorite recipe .... Roll out dough 1/8" thickness and
 cut with a 5" cutter.  Place meat filling on one side
 of the dough.  Fold the other side over the filling
 and pinch the edges. Deep fry in hot cooking oil until
 crisp and brown .. or .. bake in a 400 F oven until
 the crust is a golden brown

 Yields 5 meat pies

 Posted by Jodi Edmundson



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