Picadillo Beef Empanadas | Just A Pinch Recipes

Name: Picadillo Beef Empanadas | Just A Pinch Recipes
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: ## PICADILLO; 1 pound(s) lean ground beef (ground turkey or veggie crumbles can also be used); 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil, extra-virgin; 1 can(s) tomato sauce, no-salt added; 1/4 cup(s) golden raisins (optional); 1/4-1/2 cup(s) olives with pimiento, sliced; 2 bay leaves; 1 tablespoon(s) sazon, store bought or homemade (see below); 2-4 tablespoon(s) recaito, store bought or homemade (see below); ## EMPANADAS; 1 package(s) frozen empanada disks (can substitute w/pie crust dough, rolled out and cut into smaller disks); - oil for frying; ## HOMEMADE SAZON; 1 tablespoon(s) peppercorns; 1 tablespoon(s) cumin seeds; 1 tablespoon(s) salt; 1/2 tablespoon(s) garlic powder; 1/2 tablespoon(s) onion powder; 1 teaspoon(s) coriander; 1/2 teaspoon(s) annato, ground (a.k.a. bijol); ## HOMEMADE RECAITO; 2 bunch(es) cilantro, fresh; 2 bunch(es) culantro, fresh (can substitute with 4 additional cilantro); 1 spanish onion; 8 clove(s) garlic; 1 red bell pepper; 1 green bell pepper; 3 ajicito pepper (optional - can omit if you cannot find or add more green bell pepper)

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In a large frying pan (one with a lid) over medium heat, add the olive oil and then the ground meat. Cook the meat is thoroughly browned, chopping the meat as finely as...

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Ingredients

## PICADILLO
1 pound(s) lean ground beef (ground turkey or veggie crumbles can also be used)
2 tablespoon(s) olive oil, extra-virgin
1 can(s) tomato sauce, no-salt added
1/4 cup(s) golden raisins (optional)
1/4-1/2 cup(s) olives with pimiento, sliced
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon(s) sazon, store bought or homemade (see below)
2-4 tablespoon(s) recaito, store bought or homemade (see below)
## EMPANADAS
1 package(s) frozen empanada disks (can substitute w/pie crust dough, rolled out and cut into smaller disks)
- oil for frying
## HOMEMADE SAZON
1 tablespoon(s) peppercorns
1 tablespoon(s) cumin seeds
1 tablespoon(s) salt
1/2 tablespoon(s) garlic powder
1/2 tablespoon(s) onion powder
1 teaspoon(s) coriander
1/2 teaspoon(s) annato, ground (a.k.a. bijol)
## HOMEMADE RECAITO
2 bunch(es) cilantro, fresh
2 bunch(es) culantro, fresh (can substitute with 4 additional cilantro)
1 spanish onion
8 clove(s) garlic
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
3 ajicito pepper (optional - can omit if you cannot find or add more green bell pepper)