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Step 1
Put Habanero sausage and onion in food processor and pulse until minced.
Step 2
Heat large sauté pan and over moderate heat. Add oil to pan and sauté sausage, onion, jalapeño, garlic and pork carnitas.
Step 3
Once everything is tender, about 4 - 5 minutes, add cilantro and Cholula Green Pepper. Remove from heat and add cheese. Reserve in refrigerator until cooled, about 1 hour.
Step 4
Take dry ingredients and put into mixer with dough hook. Start mixer on low and add wet ingredients slowly.
Step 5
After ball has formed, remove from mixing bowl. Knead until smooth and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Step 6
Remove dough from refrigerator. On floured surface, roll dough to 1/8” thick. Cut 5-inch rounds from the dough, recipe usually yields 14 - 15 rounds.
Step 7
Take a heaping spoonful of filling and put in center of dough round. On half of dough round, brush rim of dough egg wash. Fold dough over filling making half-moon shape.
Step 8
Take fork and press around edge to seal. Fry in 350ºF oil until brown (about 4 minutes) or take and wrap tightly and freeze. Frozen empanadas may take up to 10 minutes to get filling to temp.