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Beef Empanada Recipe

Beef Empanada Recipe

Empanadas are small and beautiful pieces of extraordinary taste. And when I say extraordinary taste, I mean just thinking of these will make your mouth water. Empanadas are pockets of dough filled with a warm, spicy filling of different ingredients. This empanada recipe has beef and spices with the goodness of a few vegetables thrown in. It has flavor tucked inside a tender yet crispy and flaky crust.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course beef
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups Dough
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 4 oz (112 grams) Butter, chilled and cut into small cubes
  • 1 Egg
  • cup Ice water
  • 1 Egg, beaten for egg wash

Filling

  • 1 Large russet potato, peeled and diced in small cubes
  • ¾ lb (340 grams) ground Beef
  • 2 tablespoons Olive oil
  • ½ Medium onion, grated
  • 1 Small carrot, grated
  • 1 Rib of celery, finely minced
  • 2 Cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon Chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup Peas
  • ¾ cup Beef broth
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Pepper

Instructions
 

  • FOR THE DOUGH
  • Step 1: To make the dough, pulse the flour and salt in a food processor. Add thechilled butter, egg and ice water. Pulse the mixture until it looks like coarsecrumbs.Roll the dough in a ball and tightly cover in plastic wrap. Put it in therefrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
  • FOR THE FILLING
  • Step 2: While the dough rests, fill a medium stockpot with three-fourths 9f waterand bring to boil. Put the cubed potato in and boil for about three minutesor until it’s tender.
  • Step 3: While the potato boils, roast the beef in a sauté pan with onions, celery andcarrots over medium heat. When the potato is cooked, drain and put it in the need mixture. Cook untilthe beef is well cooked and the vegetables are softened.
  • Step 4: Add the garlic, cumin, chili powder, cinnamon and beef broth in the beefmixture. Fry for about a minute or until the spices are fragrant. Put the peas in and simmer over medium heat until most of the liquid has been absorbed. Add some salt and pepper for flavor.
  • Step 5: Take the dough out of the refrigerator and divide it into 8 (or so) equalparts. Roll the pieces of dough till thin on a lightly floured surface. Take oneprepared piece of dough and put 1/3 cup of filling on one side of the dough.
  • Step 6: Lightly dip a pastry brush in the egg wash and dampen the edge of thedough. Fold the dough in half and firmly press the edges together.Repeat the same process for the remaining dough and arrange them on aparchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Step 7: Preheat the oven to 375°F and place a rack in the center of the oven. Take abowl and mix an egg with 1 tablespoon of water. Brush the empanadas withthe egg wash until they’re coated and bake for 35 minutes or until they turngolden brown.
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