Shredded Beef Empanadas | Saveur

Ingredients

• 1 lb. trimmed beef shoulder
• Salt
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 large white onion, half coarsely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup canola or rice bran oil
• 1⁄4 cup dried árbol chiles, stemmed and seeded
• 4 large dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
• 2 medium tomatillos, husked and rinsed
• 2 cups Homemade Masa, or masa prepared from store-bought masa harina
• 2 tbsp. lard
• 1⁄2 tsp. baking powder
• Canola oil or rice bran oil, for frying