Empanada Pork Filling

This pork filling can be made way ahead of time to shorten the preparation time for these Filipino empanadas. Use my recipe for empanada dough.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 67 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 pound ground pork
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (1.5 ounce) box raisins
• 1 (9 ounce) box frozen peas and carrots
• 1 small potato, diced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook the ground pork in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until completely browned, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 2

Heat the olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; cook the onion and garlic in the hot oil until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir the browned pork into the onion mixture; cook and stir another 5 minutes. Mix the potato, peas and carrots, and raisins into the pork; allow the mixture to cook together until the vegetables are completely tender, about 10 minutes. Allow the filling to cool completely before spooning into empanada dough.