Guatemalan Empanadas/Dobladas - Easy to do and Very moist even after warming up leftovers the next day!. Today I am sharing this Guatemalan Empanadas/Dobladas! A quick and easy dinner that is ready in under 15 minutes!
You can cook Guatemalan Empanadas/Dobladas with 14 Ingredients and 12 steps. See the following guide!
Ingredients for Guatemalan Empanadas/Dobladas:
- 3 cup Corn flour such as Maseca.
- 1 cup warm water as needed..
- 2 tsp goya adobo seasoning.
- 1 small onion.
- 1 small roma tomato.
- 1 1/2 cup mozzeralla cheese ( shredded ).
- 1/2 cup queso fresco.
- 1 oil as needed for frying..
- 1 salt as needed.
- 1/2 dozen fresh radishes, sliced.
- 1/2 head lettuce, shredded.
- 1/2 small red onion, sliced.
- 1 fresh salsa as needed.
- 1 sour cream as needed.
Step by step how to cook Guatemalan Empanadas/Dobladas:
- Prepare masa( dough ) as said on package,( with warm water ) add goya adobo seasoning,and a pinch of salt. Cover and set aside..
- In a small frying pan on meduim heat add a teaspoon of oil. Finely chop onion and add to pan to brown..
- Once onions have browned add the tomatoes ( finely chopped h and cook untill tomato is done. Remove from heat . Set aside to cool..
- In a meduim bowl combine cheeses and start to knead untill cheese becomes soft and dough like( you may have to add a little hot water to make it softer).
- Combine onion/tomatoes mixture with cheese. Add salt to taste..
- Put enough oil to fry ...about two inches deep in a frying pan on medium heat..
- While oil is heating prepare empanadas to fry..
- Using a tortilla press lined with plastic take some of the masa and form a one inch ball in your palms. Place on the tortilla press and flatten it out..
- Add a small amount of the cheese mixture ( about a tablespoon ) to the flattend disk..
- Using the plastic fold the dough over to make the empanada.... seal edges with a fork. Add to hott oil and fry untill golden on both sides. Carfully remove empanada and place on a paper towel to soak up access oil..
- Serve with a salad of shreeded lettuce,radish,and thinly sliced onion. Top with salsa and sour cream to taste.
- NOTE: if you are not comfortable making the masa dough yourself, they sell frozen premade ones made by goya, if you cant find them you may use eggroll wrappers..