Best Mexican Meat Filling Recipes

EMPANADAS (BEEF TURNOVERS)

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The perfect pastry for all meals! Empanadas, or beef turnovers, are discs of pastry packed with meat. Some turnover recipes call for all manner of fillings, but this GOYA® Empanada recipe features a delicious tomato, onion, garlic and beef mixture. You can enjoy empanadas as an appetizer, a main dish, or even after your main course. Use GOYA® Discos, or frozen pastry rounds, for a flaky beef turnover that will make your mouth water.

Provided by Goya

Categories Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips Goya®

Time 1h20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Goya Extra Virgin Olive Oil
½ pound ground beef
½ medium yellow onion, finely chopped
¼ cup Goya Tomato Sauce
6 Goya Spanish Olives Stuffed with Minced Pimientos, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons Goya Sofrito
1 packet Sazon Goya with Coriander and Annatto
1 teaspoon Goya Minced Garlic
½ teaspoon Goya Dried Oregano
Goya Ground Black Pepper, to taste
1 (14 ounce) package Goya Discos (yellow or white), thawed
Goya Corn Oil, for frying

Steps:

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, about 10 minutes. Add onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes more. Stir in tomato sauce, olives, Sofrito, Sazon, garlic, oregano and black pepper. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes.
On a lightly floured work surface, using a rolling pin, roll out discos until 1/2-inch larger in diameter. Spoon about 1 tbsp. meat mixture into middle, fold in half to form a half moon; moisten edges with water and pinch to seal closed, or seal with a fork.
Fill a deep saucepan with oil to a depth of 2 1/2-inches. Heat oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking (350 degrees F on deep-fry thermometer). Cook Empanadas in batches until crisp and golden brown, flipping once, 4 - 6 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain.

MEXICAN MEAT FILLING

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I use this for tacos, taco salad, nachos, buritos, quesadillas, etc. I usually do about 4 batches at once and freeze in zip lock sandwich bags... about 6 oz in each bag.

Provided by George Heritage

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 15m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef or 1 lb 85% lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
2 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup tomato sauce

Steps:

In a large skillet, cook the hamburger, onion, garlic and cayenne over medium heat.
Stir often until meat is no longer pink (about 5 minutes).
Add chili powder, cumin and salt.
Cook about 1 minute.
Add tomato sauce and cook the mixture, stirring often, until thickened (about 5 minutes).

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