These are my shredded meat empanadas

One of the meals that are never missing in my house are empanadas, they are ideal for breakfast and dinner. Here in my country they are very popular, in fact, I would say that it is the second most consumed breakfast only surpassed by arepas. There are many versions of empanadas all over the world, but I have seen them mostly in Latin America. According to what I have seen, in most countries of the southern cone they are made with wheat flour, however, here in Venezuela they are made with precooked corn flour.

An important element in empanadas is the filling, this can be meat, chicken, cheese, ham, fish, among many others, but that will always depend on the taste of each person. I would say that the most popular are the shredded meat empanadas and those are precisely the ones I like the most, that's why today you will see how I make them both in photos and video.

Below you will see some of the ingredients to be used. We have precooked corn flour, wheat flour, sugar and oil to fry the empanadas. We will also use salt and water.

This is the shredded meat which was elaborated with onion, garlic, paprika, potatoes, salt and pepper, although you can make it to your liking.

In the following photo you will see the result we are looking for by mixing the corn flour, wheat flour, sugar, salt and water (more details in the video). It is a homogeneous and manageable dough.

We must take a small portion of the dough and extend it with a plastic element. Then, add shredded meat (quantity to taste) and close it with the plastic to give it a half-moon shape, it should look like in the following photo (more details in the video).

Add the raw empanada in a frying pan with vegetable oil and fry until golden brown. We must make sure that the oil is not too hot because we can easily burn it. We must fry it on both sides.

And this is the result, shredded beef empanadas made in the most traditional Venezuelan style. As I already mentioned, the fillings can be very varied and it will always depend on what we decide.

In the video you can see in more detail the step by step to make these spectacular empanadas that, although they seem to be simple, have a flavor that for me is addictive, but that obviously will depend largely on the filling. It was a pleasure to share, a big hug.