Gourmet Pastelillos Meat Pies Recipes

Steps:

• 1. put in a sauce pan the choped meat ,at medium heat put onions ,green pepper choped and minced garlic, also add cilantro dried and oregano 1 tablesoon of adobo seasoning and package of sazon w/ culantro and achiote annato for red color,also 2 tablespoon pimento olives,and tomato paste. stir with large spoon ,make sure eveything is blended taste and if you like it like that then don't add the salt, cover let meat cook at low heat,for 15 minutes. see if tender and well cook ,if too much extra oil drain and put aside ,ready to form the meat patties. take 1 disc dough for meat patties add 2 tablesppons fold with a fork press edges in one side and the other, do the same for all the pastelillo dic, when formed heat the oil and add 2 at a time at midium heat ,turning so it won't get darkend , just till golden brown, when finish arrange them in a flat plate and serve to ur kids or guess. makes 10 but if you want more , then double the amount, and buy more pattie disc. hope you enjoy this recepi, bon appettite.

Steps:

• Dough: Cut butter into sifted flour and salt until like.
• cornmeal. Add enough water to make firm dough. You can do this in the food processor.
• Cover andchill.
• Filling: Fry green peppers, onion, salt in olive oil.
• garlic, olives, capers, Italian seasoning, pepper and paprika.
• Add meat and brown. Add tomato sauce and simmer until cooked.
• set aside to cool.
• Roll out dough on lightly floured board ntil thin.
• Cut into 4-inch rounds. Place 2 tablespoons filling in center.
• Brush edges with egg yolk.
• Fold in half and firmly press edges together.
• Fry at 375 degrees in deep fat until golden brown.

Steps:

• Dough: Cut butter into sifted flour and salt until like cornmeal.
• Add enough water to make firm dough.
• Cover and chill.
• Filling:
• Fry bacon, add green peppers, onion, salt, garlic, olives, capers, Italian seasoning, pepper and paprika.
• Add meat and brown.
• Add tomato sauce and simmer until cooked. set aside to cool.
• Roll out dough on lightly floured board, until thin.
• Cut into 4-inch rounds.
• Place 2 tablespoons filling in center.
• Brush edges with egg yolk.
• Fold in half and firmly press edges together.
• Fry at 375 degrees in deep fat until golden brown.
• Makes 12 fritters.