Cuban Empanadas

Ingredients

• For the dough:
• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ cup solid shortening, chilled and cut into small pieces
• ¾-1 cup warm water
• For the picadillo filling:
• 2 Tb olive oil
• ½ cup onion, diced
• ½ cup red or green bell pepper, diced
• 2 fresh garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pound ground beef (can substitute with ground turkey or ground chicken)
• ½-3/4 cup pimiento-stuffed green olives, sliced
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• ¼ cup dry sherry
• 1 Tb Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp Tabasco sauce
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• ¼ tsp dried oregano
• 2-3 cups of oil for frying

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