Beef Empanadas

Ingredients:

• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 2 cups water or beef broth
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup potatoes, diced
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons tomato puree
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• vegetable oil

Directions:

• In a pan on medium heat, add oil, garlic and onion and sear for 1 minute. Then, add the beef and cook 5 minutes.
• Add in the tomato puree, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper and cook for 10 minutes. Reserve the meat mix to fill the empanadas.
• In a bowl, mix water/broth with cornmeal (adding in a little at a time) and salt to form a dough.
• Pinch of small pieces of dough and roll with your hands to form a tortilla, then fill with meat mix and form empanada into half moon shape, sealing with a fork or egg wash.
• In a pan, heat vegetable oil on high and fry empanadas 5 minutes on each side.