Colombian Empanadas - Fried Empanadas with Beef and Potato Filling

Name: Colombian Empanadas - Fried Empanadas with Beef and Potato Filling
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tomato, finely chopped; 6 green onions, finely chopped; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1/2 teaspoon cumin; 1 package Sazón Goya con azafran (saffron) (about 2 teaspoons); 1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro leaves; 1 pound top round or skirt steak (or similar cut of pork); 3 beef bouillon cubes; 1/2 pound yellow or white potatoes; 3 cups yellow masarepa (precooked cornmeal or harina de maiz); 2 teaspoons sugar; Salt and pepper to taste; Vegetable oil for frying

Colombian Empanadas - Fried Empanadas with Beef and Potato Filling was pinched from <a href="http://southamericanfood.about.com/od/snacksstreetfood/r/colombianempanadas.htm" target="_blank">southamericanfood.about.com.</a>

"These appetizer-size empanadas have a cornmeal crust and tasty filling made of beef and potatoes...."

INGREDIENTS

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2 tablespoons olive oil

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3 cloves garlic, minced

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1 tomato, finely chopped

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6 green onions, finely chopped

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1 small onion, finely chopped

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1/2 teaspoon cumin

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1 package Sazón Goya con azafran (saffron) (about 2 teaspoons)

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1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro leaves

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1 pound top round or skirt steak (or similar cut of pork)

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3 beef bouillon cubes

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1/2 pound yellow or white potatoes

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3 cups yellow masarepa (precooked cornmeal or harina de maiz)

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2 teaspoons sugar

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Salt and pepper to taste

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Vegetable oil for frying

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