Name: Beef Picadillo Empanadas with Oaxaca Cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 1 package empanada dough, 335 g; 1 cup Hash; 1/2 cups Oaxaca cheese, crumbled; 1 egg, to seal the empanadas; 1 cup sour cream, for the sauce; 2 serrano chiles, without tail, for the sauce; 1/4 cucumbers, without skin and seeds, chopped, for the sauce; 1 clove garlic, without skin, for the sauce; 1/2 bunches cilantro, without leaves, for the sauce; salt; pepper; vegetable oil, for frying

Preparation

20 mins

10 mins

Low

Prepare the empanadas: Use empanada discs that you can find at the supermarket, fill with picadillo and crumbled Oaxaca cheese. Then brush the edge of the empanada with egg using a brush. After that, fold in half, forming a semicircle, and make sure to seal by pressing the edge with a fork. Repeat until you finish the filling. Freeze for 15 minutes. Set aside. Blend the sour cream with the serrano chili, cucumber, garlic, cilantro, and enough salt and pepper. You should obtain a thick sauce.