Beef Carnitas Empanada

Name: Beef Carnitas Empanada
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 710 milliliters Beef Carnitas; 2 Tbsps chilled butter, cut into small pieces; 1 teaspoon cider vinegar; 0 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 255 grams cups all-purpose flour (about; 237 milliliters sliced green bell pepper; 473 milliliters vertically sliced onion; 0 teaspoons saffron threads, crushed; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons sugar; 237 milliliters chopped seeded tomato; 9 Tbsps hot water

You can never have too many European recipes, so give Beef Carnitas Empanadan a try. For 94 cents per serving, you get a main course that serves 8. One serving contains 380 calories, 19g of protein, and 20g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. A mixture of baking powder, saffron threads, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the saffron threads you could follow this main course with the Saffron Ice Cream as a dessert.

Instructions

To prepare filling, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Frying Pan

Add onion and bell pepper; saut 5 minutes or until onion begins to brown. Stir in tomato, red pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; saut 2 minutes. Stir in Beef Carnitas; cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

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Bell Pepper

Red Pepper

Carnitas

Tomato

Onion

Beef

Salt

Remove from heat; cool to room temperature.

Preheat oven to 40

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Oven

To prepare dough, combine 9 tablespoons water and saffron; cool to room temperature. Stir in vinegar. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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Saffron

Vinegar

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All Purpose Flour

Water

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Place flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a food processor; pulse 2 times to combine.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Food Processor

Add butter; process until mixture resembles coarse meal. With processor on, slowly pour saffron mixture through food chute; process just until dough begins to form a ball (dough will be crumbly).

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Saffron

Butter

Dough

Divide dough into 2 equal portions. Working with one dough portion at a time, press dough into a 4-inch circle on heavy-duty plastic wrap. Cover with additional plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Place dough in freezer 5 minutes or until plastic wrap can be easily removed.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Slightly overlap 2 sheets of plastic wrap on a slightly damp surface. Unwrap 1 dough portion; place on plastic wrap. Cover dough with 2 additional sheets of overlapping plastic wrap.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Roll dough, still covered, into an 11-inch circle. Repeat procedure with remaining dough.

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Roll