Easy Empanada Recipe

I did it! I had my first Keki Cooks Instagram live. You all see me in Instagram stories cooking dinner all the time, I thought why not have you join me behind the scenes. So many times I get asked, “How do you do it?” Well, if you saw the live, you saw the chaos. Looking back, I am thankful you all got to see that life is crazy and overwhelming. Cooking dinner is not as perfect as Instagram can make it seem. But I am excited for this new series of Keki Cooks and to take you all with me, first up, my own take on an Empanada Recipe.

After each Keki Cooks, I will share the recipe and some photos (if I remember to take them) of the dish for those of you who couldn’t join in the chaos. BUT, I will also share what I will be making and the recipe a couple of days before I go live in case you want to cook with me that night. This week I did an easy empanada recipe because this mom does not have time for complicated.

I want this to become a community for all of you. In other words, come home with keki, into my kitchen, while I make dinner, and ask questions, anything, from Staging to Homes, to personal or even ask my kids if they stick around to help. I want you all to know I am here and my door is open.

Easy Empanada Recipe

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Ingredients

• 1 Yellow Onion
• 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef
• 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
• 1-2 tablespoons of adobo seasoning
• 2 packages of empanada dough (Goya)
• 2 packages of shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar
• Olive Oil
• 1 Egg
• Kosher Salk
• Black Pepper
• Canola Cooking Oil if you will fry the cheese empanadas

Steps

1. Preheat Oven to 375 degrees.
2. Dice Onion
3. Minced Garlic
4. Heat olive oil in a skillet
5. Add garlic and onion. Once soft, do not burn the garlic.
6. Add ground meat
7. While browning the meat, add adobo seasoning, tomato paste, and red wine vinegar
8. Set aside and start to heat Canola Oil in the pan.
9. Softly press the Goya empanada dough so it is a little bigger. Use a spoon add meat mixture to half the empanada circle, fold over, and with a fork edge the sides so they stick together.
10. You can add cheese inside the meat empanada or simply add cheese to the dough to make cheese empanadas.
11. Crack the egg and with a cooking brush, coat the top of the empanadas to give them a nice golden color when they cook
12. Place meat empanadas in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until dough is slightly golden.
13. Using a frying spoon, dip cheese empanadas into hot cooking oil. They just need 2 minutes, be careful not to overcook.

You can top off with a chimichurri sauce or eat as is. ENJOY!

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