"Pastelillos de carne are a Puerto Rican street food staple. This recipe is made with a homemade pastelillo dough recipe and flavor-packed beef filling...."
INGREDIENTS
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3 tablespoons olive oil
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1 large onion, small diced
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4 cloves of garlic, minced
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1/4 cup chopped recao culantro or cilantro
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1 pound ground 80/20 beef
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1 1/2 teaspoons dry adobo
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2 potatoes, diced
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10 pimiento stuffed olives, cut in half
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2 bay leaves
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1/2 cup raisins (optional)
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1/2 cup water
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2 tablespoons tomato paste
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3 1/2 cups of flour
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2 teaspoons of baking powder
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2 1/2 tsp of salt
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1/4 cup vegetable shortening
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1 egg, slightly beaten
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3/4 cup of water
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vegetable oil for frying