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Sausage And Potato Mini-Turnovers

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Sausage And Potato Turnovers

Florence
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Course Main
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 40

Ingredients
  

  • **FILLING**
  • 1 large Potato
  • 1/2 pound Bulk Pork Sausage
  • 1 teaspoon Oregano
  • Salt -- to taste
  • **DOUGH**
  • 2 cups Masa Harina
  • 1 1/4 cups Warm water
  • Vegetable oil -- for deep-frying

Instructions
 

  • **FILLING**
  • Peel potato and cut in to small pieces to they cook fast.
  • In a saucepan boil potatoes in salted water for approximately 5 minutes or until tender.
  • In skillet cook pork sausage.
  • Add potato, oregano, and salt to taste and cook, stirring, 5 minutes
  • Cool filling completely
  • **DOUGH**
  • Line Baking sheets with wax paper
  • In bowl mix together masa harina and warm water until a dough forms.
  • Break off small pieces of dough and shape into about forty 1-inch balls
  • Place balls on baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap.
  • Roll out to approximately 2 1/2 inches wide.
  • Place 1 rounded teaspoon of filling in each Tortillas.
  • Heat grease to 375°F and deep fry turnovers for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown