How to Make Beef Empanadas | Beef Empanadas Recipe

beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork offers cost savings.

empanada dough

🥗Healthier: whole wheat dough

💰Cheaper: store-bought dough

Whole wheat adds fiber, while store-bought saves time.

olives

🥗Healthier: capers

💰Cheaper: pickles

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

hard-boiled eggs

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: none

Tofu can mimic the texture and add protein.

Make the dough: place flour, salt and butter cubes into a food processor, pulse until crumbly. Add egg and 1/3 cup (80ml) of cold water, pulse just until ball of dough forms, if needed, add more water while processing.

Shape the dough into a disk, wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Meanwhile make the filling: heat oil in a large pan or skillet. Add chopped onion and sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes, until translucent. Add crushed garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes more. Add diced bell pepper, diced carrot and cook for 4-5 minutes, until tender.

Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink, about 4-5 minutes. Add tomato paste, cook, stirring, for 1 minute. add water/beef broth, spices and stir well. Cook for 5 minutes. Turn the heat off, add hard boiled eggs, olives, spring onions, and chopped parsley. Stir well and set aside to cool.

Preheat oven to 375F (190C).

Assembly: roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface, then cut into 5-inch (12.5cm) circles. Combine leftover dough and roll out again, cut into circles again.

Put about 2 tablespoons filling in the center of each circle. Brush the edges with water. Wrap dough around filling to form empanada, pressing edges together. Fold edge back and finish by pinching little pleats as shown in the video or crimping with a fork. Arrange the empanadas on a baking try lined with parchment paper. Brush with beaten egg.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown.

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