Guatemalan Empanadas/Dobladas.
You can have Guatemalan Empanadas/Dobladas using 14 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Guatemalan Empanadas/Dobladas
- Prepare 3 cup of Corn flour such as Maseca.
- You need 1 cup of warm water as needed..
- You need 2 tsp of goya adobo seasoning.
- You need 1 small of onion.
- Prepare 1 small of roma tomato.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup of mozzeralla cheese ( shredded ).
- It's 1/2 cup of queso fresco.
- Prepare 1 of oil as needed for frying..
- Prepare 1 of salt as needed.
- You need 1/2 dozen of fresh radishes, sliced.
- It's 1/2 head of lettuce, shredded.
- You need 1/2 small of red onion, sliced.
- Prepare 1 of fresh salsa as needed.
- You need 1 of sour cream as needed.
Guatemalan Empanadas/Dobladas step by step
- 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..