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Beef, Cheese & Green Chilies Brujitas (Empanadas)

2018-05-23 By Heather

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Mexican brujitas (empanadas) filled with ground beef, green chilies, cheese, and green enchilada sauce.

Print Recipe

Beef, Chilies, and Cheese Brujitas

Mexican brujitas filled with ground beef, cheese, green chilies and green enchilada sauce. Fried to perfection!
Prep Time1 hr
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time1 hr 30 mins
Course: Entree
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: brujitas, empanadas
Servings: 14 servings
Author: The Flip Flop Wife

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs. Ground Beef
  • 1 packert Lipton Onion Soup Mix
  • 1 medium Potato
  • 2 cups Cheese shredded
  • 14 oz. Green Enchilada Sauce
  • 4 oz Green Chilies diced
  • 4 cups Masa Mix
  • 3 cups Water
  • 1 tsp. Baking Soda

Instructions

  • Wash and boil one potato until it is soft (able to poke through with a fork). Remove and let cool.
  • Place ground beef into heated pan and brown.
  • Add 1 packet Lipton Onion Soup Mix to the beef and combine.
  • Drain excess liquid from ground beef.
  • Set beef aside.
  • Peel skin from boiled potato.
  • Chop potato into small sections.
  • Add potato to the ground beef.
  • Mash potato into ground beef until there are no chunks and potato is not visible.
  • Place Masa mix into a large mixing bowl. Prepare according to the instructions on the bag.
  • Heat oil in a frying pan to 350.
  • Make an assembly line with the cheese, chilies, meat and enchilada sauce.
  • Line tortilla press with plastic wrap.
  • Using a small scoop, place one scoop of dough onto a tortilla press.
  • Press down to flatten dough.
  • Place about 2 tablespoons of meat into the middle of the flattened dough.
  • Top with 2 tablespoons shredded cheese.
  • Top with 1 tablespoon green chilies.
  • Top with 1 teaspoon enchilada sauce.
  • Using the plastic wrap, lift one end of the dough up over the other to create a half moon.
  • Tightly seal the side of the brujita.
  • Repeat until all dough is used.
  • Place 3-4 brujitas into the frying pan and fry on each side for 1-1.5 minutes, until each side is nicely browned.
  • Using tongs, remove fried brujitas from oil and place on a paper towel lined plate.

Steps

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Wash and boil one potato until it is soft (able to poke through with a fork). Remove and let cool.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Place ground beef into heated pan and brown.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Add 1 packet Lipton Onion Soup Mix to the beef and combine.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Drain excess liquid from ground beef.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Set beef aside. Peel skin from boiled potato.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Chop potato into small sections.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Add potato to the ground beef.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Mash potato into ground beef until there are no chunks and potato is not visible.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Place Masa mix into a large mixing bowl.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Add baking soda.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Add water.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Combine until a ball forms. (Dough should be easily scooped and not sticky.)

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Heat oil in a frying pan to 350.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Make an assembly line with the cheese, chilies, meat and enchilada sauce.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Line tortilla press with plastic wrap. (I don’t own one, so I used two plates.)

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Using a small scoop, place one scoop of dough onto a tortilla press.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Press down to flatten dough.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Place about 2 tablespoons of meat into the middle of the flattened dough.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Top with 2 tablespoons shredded cheese.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Top with 1 tablespoon green chilies.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Top with 1 teaspoon enchilada sauce.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Using the plastic wrap, lift one end of the dough up over the other to create a half moon.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

So it looks like this.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Tightly seal the side of the brujita.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Repeat until all dough is used.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Carefully place 3-4 brujitas into the frying pan and fry on each side for 1-1.5 minutes, until each side is nicely browned.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

They should look something like this.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Using tongs, remove fried brujitas from oil.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Place fried brujitas onto a paper towel lined plate.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Serve with hot sauces or dips of choice.

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

 

Beef Green Chilies Brujitas Empanadas Recipe

Filed Under: Kitchen Tagged With: beef, brujita, empanada, entree, Mexican

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