Your first mistake was using oil that wasn't hot enough
2026-03-16 23:12:19
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Melissa V Torres 🇵🇷 :
Hi! I make empanadas all the time. The masa/looks too thin. Avoid letting it defrost for too long or you will have this issue. If you are only filling with cheese, put it to fry while it’s still slightly cold/frozen. The obv is make sure oil is very hot. Last but not least, try braiding the edges-gold & pinch to avoid any air getting in & the empanada from opening. Ok now I want some! 🤤
2026-03-16 22:02:04
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Machaca_Salado_Products :
Your masa is too thin and you need more oil
2026-03-16 05:20:28
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BolbyShmurda :
Oil was cold, flipped too soon
2026-03-16 22:23:51
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G :
can we stop with the pointless toothpicks. learn heat control. thermometers exist. make sure your oil is proper temp. you also have massive amounts of air in whatever youre cooking. air = steam= expands and makes holes. seal your dough down with no air in it and do a better job crimping the edges (with water or a flour slurry)
2026-03-16 21:32:41
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Kris :
The empanadas need to be sealed, make sure the stickie side is folded inward. It’s like a glue. Oil has to be hot… don’t overfill it. You got this 😁
2026-03-17 19:45:26
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nauds :
Not hot enough oil
2026-03-16 05:10:53
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bumblebee_dee :
besides oil not being hot enough....you didn't take out the toothpick from testing the oil and it poked a hole in what you're frying
2026-03-17 23:40:11
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hanking_tanking :
Your masa is too thin. Needs to be thicker. Looks like you were trying to make egg roll quesadillas
2026-03-17 21:12:00
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Julie :
Masa might be a little thin
2026-03-16 03:52:26
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jlugon1013 :
Oil wasn’t ready, needed to be hotter
2026-03-16 21:17:12
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wildstarter :
thicker shell, hotter oil, and did you spread water around the rim before you sealed ? that helps so nothing leaks outta the edge ? but keep trying you are doing great !!!!
2026-03-17 19:04:20
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LadyWicked :
Put them in the freezer for an hour or so before frying them.
2026-03-17 02:35:47
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user58214627617487 :
Freeze them first next time! That way the outside can cook all the way before the cheese melts.
2026-03-16 14:35:49
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Ale :
1. It’s too thin. 2. Oil is not hot enough
2026-03-17 17:06:28
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Oriona 'never tucks' Doherty :
not hot enough and not enough oil
2026-03-17 00:51:57
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uknow me772 :
Not even in my days of hunger in colombia did my masa look so thin and see through
2026-03-17 11:01:50
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Nat :
Oil not hot enough
2026-03-16 22:54:50
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3Bree3 :
Oil needs to be hotter and they are too thin
2026-03-17 22:45:57
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Jillian Potter :
Your oil isn't hot enough or deep enough. Also, you want the food cold but not frozen
2026-03-17 02:10:24
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TornadoTooth :
You fried paper plates on accident
2026-03-16 19:37:55
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Ann :
Masa was too warm, and oil too cold
2026-03-17 04:36:07
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LeesaahLisa :
Masa too thin…I think you’re using too much oil. You can fry without deep frying
2026-03-18 01:19:29
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🇯🇲Blackemeticwolf🐺 :
Put it in cold ass oil
2026-03-16 22:11:16
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