Easy Turkey Empanadas

Name: Easy Turkey Empanadas
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 onion, chopped); 1 lb Whole Turkey (1 pound (450 g) ground turkey); 0.13 tsp Cinnamon (1/8 teaspoon cinnamon); 0.13 tsp Ground Cloves (1/8 teaspoon ground cloves); ½ tsp Cumin Seeds (1/2 teaspoon cumin); 1 tsp Chili Powder (1 teaspoon chili powder); 3 cloves Garlic (3 cloves garlic, minced); ¼ cup Cooking Sherry (1/4 cup cooking sherry (or sweet red wine)); 1 cup Salsa (1 cup salsa, plus more for serving); ½ piece Filo Pastry (1/2 package phyllo pastry); 1 pinch Butter (melted butter (about 1/4 cup)); 0 pieces Sour Cream (sour cream)

Easy Turkey Empanadas (Mexican)

Mexican

Servings4

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Steps

1Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2Heat a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and ground turkey and cook, stirring, until the onion is translucent and the turkey is no longer pink.
3Add the spices, garlic and sherry and simmer until there is no liquid remaining. Stir in the salsa, and simmer for 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
4Lay one sheet of phyllo pastry on the counter and brush lightly with melted butter. Lay a second sheet on top of the first and brush again with butter. Cut the sheets into 3-4 inch strips and put a scoop of the meat filling at the bottom of each one (about 2 tablespoons). Then fold the bottom of the strip of pastry up and over the meat so the bottom edge is flush with the side edge of the strip. Continue folding it over on itself, forming a triangle shape, until the entire strip is used up. Repeat with the remaining strips of pastry.
5Start over with two more sheets of phyllo and repeat until all of the filling is used up. Place the empanadas on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
6Serve hot with salsa and sour cream on the side.