Pastelillos

Pastelillos are the Hispanic turnovers. There are many things you can fill them with, from chicken, beef,steak, and even dessert fillings. So yummy. You can make the disc's home made or buy them pre-made from any Spanish supermarket. The recipe for pre made calls for any type of meat of your choice, flour, disc's themselves, sofrito, salsa de tomate and you could even throw in some olives,tomatoes,potatoes or even platano's in that would be great too, and oh so savory and mouth watering.



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Pre-seasoning the meat with various Adobo flavoring you cook the meat before you continue with the next. You basically just prepare the meat as if you are preparing meat for tacos, cooking in a skillet to brown and adding seasoning along the way. After cooking the meat you will need to let it cool down because if you add it immediately to the disk it will fall apart.

While waiting for the meat to cool down, you may start prepping the disc's, cleaning your area, to ensure no contamination. Gently pour on flour on the area you are choosing to work from, and begin to pat it laying the disc down and gently rolling into the flour with a rolling pin to stretch it out and make a larger disc than in the beginning.

After prepping your disc's and letting the meat cool down, you may begin to place the meat inside, after filling you may fold shut like a taco and close ends with a fork, sprinkling a little more flour as you set to the side.

Prepare a medium skilled with about enough vegetable oil to cover the bottom (not filling) the temperature should reach 150 degree's before you start to place the Pastelillos inside to fry, and since the meat is already precooked you just cook long enough to brown the outside. Placing them on a plate with paper towel to drain excess oil.

Pastelilllos may be served as a side dish with Arroz con Gondules (Rice with Beans) or served by themselves as a quick meal. However you choose to eat them im sure you will love them! Enjoy friends and family. Until next time.

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