# Cheesy Beef Empanadas

Cheesy Beef Empanadas, a favorite dish growing up, are made for special occasions and fried until golden brown.

- Cuisine: Filipino
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- oil
- ground beef
- sazón
- adobo
- garlic paste
- black pepper
- recaito
- tomato sauce
- empanada discos
- cheese
- hot grease

## Instructions

1. Grab a pan and add in some oil.
2. Get the pan really hot and add in some ground beef.
3. Begin breaking up the ground beef and cooking it down.
4. Remove all the grease from the ground beef.
5. Add some sazón to the mix.
6. Throw in a little adobo.
7. Hit it with some garlic paste.
8. Add some black pepper.
9. Throw in some recaito.
10. Throw in a little tomato sauce.
11. Give that one good mix.
12. Let it sit in the fridge for a bit.
13. Grab your empanada discos.
14. Add some of that filling onto the empanada discos.
15. Throw on some cheese if you want.
16. Crimp the edges closed with a fork.
17. Drop them in some hot grease and fry them until they're nice and golden brown.

## Equipment

- pan
- fork

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@eatwitzo/video/7275125697285213486?q=Empanadas&t=1764185390838
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/38c9ef7f-c02b-4e3a-bde0-d97593a70621
- Extracted: 2026-02-20

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