Puerto Rican Meat Patties Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion, tomato sauce, olives, sofrito, sazon, garlic, and oregano. Bring to a simmer and cook until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes.
• Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon of meat mixture into the middle of a disco. Fold dough over, moisten edges, and press with a fork to seal. Repeat with remaining meat mixture and discos.
• Pour oil into a saucepan and heat over medium-high heat. Fry pastelillos until golden brown and bubbly, about 3 minutes each. Drain on paper towels before serving.

Steps:

• 1. put in a sauce pan the choped meat ,at medium heat put onions ,green pepper choped and minced garlic, also add cilantro dried and oregano 1 tablesoon of adobo seasoning and package of sazon w/ culantro and achiote annato for red color,also 2 tablespoon pimento olives,and tomato paste. stir with large spoon ,make sure eveything is blended taste and if you like it like that then don't add the salt, cover let meat cook at low heat,for 15 minutes. see if tender and well cook ,if too much extra oil drain and put aside ,ready to form the meat patties. take 1 disc dough for meat patties add 2 tablesppons fold with a fork press edges in one side and the other, do the same for all the pastelillo dic, when formed heat the oil and add 2 at a time at midium heat ,turning so it won't get darkend , just till golden brown, when finish arrange them in a flat plate and serve to ur kids or guess. makes 10 but if you want more , then double the amount, and buy more pattie disc. hope you enjoy this recepi, bon appettite.