Beef Empanadas with Chimichurri

Name: Beef Empanadas with Chimichurri
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: South American, Latin American
Ingredients: 59 milliliters canned crushed tomatoes; 1 Tbsps ground dried New Mexico chiles or chili powder; 1 large egg; 1 serving Flour; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 59 milliliters golden raisins; 59 milliliters chopped green olives; 227 grams ground beef chuck; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 mediums onion, chopped; 1 poblano chile, stemmed, seeded, and chopped; 454 grams pkg. (about frozen puff pastry, thawed; 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar

Beef Empanadas with Chimichurri might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 1. One portion of this dish contains approximately 84g of protein, 243g of fat, and a total of 3536 calories. This recipe covers 67% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up tomatoes, ground cumin, flour, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.

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Add onion, poblano, and garlic and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 10 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

Add chuck, ground chiles, cumin, and salt and cook, stirring to break beef apart, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.

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Cumin

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Add crushed tomatoes, vinegar, raisins, and olives and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 3 minutes.

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Preheat oven to 40

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On a lightly floured surface, roll puff pastry to 1/8 in. thick. With a 3 1/2-in. cutter, cut as many rounds as possible, rerolling and cutting remaining dough. Spoon a scant tbsp. filling onto each round, fold dough over filling to make a half-moon, then seal and mark edges with the tines of a fork. Beat egg with 1 tbsp. water and brush over pastry tops.

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Set empanadas on oiled baking sheets and bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

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Serve warm with Chimichurri.

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Chimichurri

Chimichurri In a food processor, combine 1 cup each packed parsley sprigs and cilantro sprigs, 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 6 tbsp. white wine vinegar, 2 tbsp. fresh oregano leaves, 4 garlic cloves, 1 tsp. kosher salt, and 1/4 tsp. red chile flakes. Pulse until herbs and garlic are finely chopped.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil