How to Make Empanada | Oven Baked Beef Empanada

beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while pork is often less expensive.

green olives

🥗Healthier: capers

💰Cheaper: pickles

Capers provide a similar briny flavor, while pickles are often cheaper.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is a healthier fat option, while margarine can be more affordable.

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds nutrients, while all-purpose is often cheaper.

Prepare the empanada dough by mixing flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cold butter until crumbly.

Add white vinegar, egg, and cold water; mix until a dough forms and let it rest.

Heat olive oil in a frying pan and sauté minced onion and garlic until translucent.

Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it apart.

Stir in diced potatoes, carrots, celery, raisins, soy sauce, bell pepper, green peas, parsley, oregano, chili powder, cumin, tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, salt, and pepper; cook until vegetables are tender.

Roll out the dough and cut into circles.

Place a spoonful of filling in the center of each circle.

Fold the dough over and crimp the edges to seal.

Brush the tops with egg wash (beaten egg and milk) for a golden finish.

Bake in a preheated oven until golden.

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