Beef Empañadas

Name: Beef Empañadas
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 397 grams whole tomatoes in juice, drained, reserving 2 tablespoons juice, and chopped; 1 package frozen empanada pastry disks, thawed; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 340 grams ground beef chuck; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 larges hard-boiled large eggs; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 mediums onion, finely chopped; 1 teaspoons dried oregano; 2 Tbsps chopped pimiento-stuffed olives; 2 Tbsps raisins; 946 milliliters About vegetable oil

Beef Empañadas might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 10. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 486 calories, 12g of protein, and 37g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up vegetable oil, garlic clove, hard-boiled eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Cut each egg crosswise into 10 thin slices.

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Egg

Cook onion in olive oil in a heavy medium skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until softened.

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Olive Oil

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add garlic, cumin, and oregano and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in beef and cook, breaking up lumps with a fork, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.

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Oregano

Garlic

Cumin

Beef

Add raisins, olives, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and tomatoes with reserved juice, then cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced but mixture is still moist, about 5 minutes.

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Tomato

Raisins

Olives

Pepper

Juice

Salt

Spread on a plate to cool.

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Spread

Preheat oven to 200°F with rack in middle.

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Oven

Lay a large sheet of plastic wrap on a dampened work surface (to help keep plastic in place), then roll out an empanada disk on plastic wrap to measure about 6 inches.

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Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Place 3 tablespoons meat mixture on disk and top with 2 slices of egg. Moisten edges of disk with water and fold over to form a semicircle, then crimp with a fork. Make more empanadas in same manner.

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Water

Meat

Egg

Heat 3/4 inch vegetable oil in a deep 12-inch skillet over medium heat until it registers 360°F on thermometer. Fry empanadas, 2 or 3 at a time, turning once, until crisp and golden, 4 to 6 minutes per batch.

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Vegetable Oil

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Kitchen Thermometer

Frying Pan

Transfer to a shallow baking pan and keep warm in oven. Return oil to 360°F between batches.

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Cooking Oil

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Baking Pan

Oven

Cooks' note

Empanadas can be brushed with oil and baked on an oiled baking sheet in a 425°F oven until golden, about 10 minutes. (They will not be as crisp as fried empanadas.)

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Cooking Oil

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Baking Sheet