Empanadas Colombianas

Name: Empanadas Colombianas
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Colombian
Ingredients: 2 cups precooked cornmeal (masarepa); 2 potatoes, diced and cooked; 300g shredded beef or pork; 1 tsp achiote

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About this dish

Crisp, cornmeal-crusted fried empanadas filled with potato and shredded beef or pork.

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Ingredients

🌽2 cups precooked cornmeal (masarepa)

🥔2 potatoes, diced and cooked

🥩300g shredded beef or pork

🌿1 tsp achiote

Method

Serves 2

Mix the cornmeal with warm water and achiote to form a smooth dough.

Cook diced potato with shredded meat, onion, and spices for the filling.

Flatten small dough portions into thin discs.

Fill and fold into half-moons, sealing the edges.

Deep fry until golden and crisp, and serve with aji sauce.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Empanadas colombianas are a widely eaten street food, distinguished by their yellow cornmeal dough colored with achiote.

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