Beef Empanadas
This beef empanadas recipe is easy to make with puff pastry dough filled with seasoned ground beef, onions, and briny pimento olives. Baking gets them golden, flaky, and crispy!
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients
For the Empanadas
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika or to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ½ cup chopped Pimiento Stuffed Manzanilla Olives
- 2 sheets puff pastry dough thawed
For the Egg Wash
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons water
Instructions
- Prepare to bake. Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Grease 2 baking sheets with cooking spray and set aside.
- Sauté. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until translucent. Stir in garlic and cook for 15 seconds, or until fragrant.
- Cook the beef. Add ground beef, cumin, paprika, and pepper. Cook, stirring and breaking up the beef with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and mix in the chopped olives; set aside.
- Roll and cut out the dough. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one sheet of puff pastry dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out 6 circles, each should be about a 5-inch diameter. I use a large round cookie cutter. Repeat with the second sheet of pastry dough.
- Add the beef filling. Spoon about a tablespoon of the meat mixture onto the center of each dough round; set aside.
- Add an egg wash. In a small mixing bowl, combine egg and water and lightly beat with a fork. Using a pastry brush, paint the edges of the dough with the prepared egg wash.
- Fold the empanadas. Fold the dough over the meat, shaping it into a half-moon. Gently press down on the edges and twist to seal. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
- Bake. Transfer the empanadas to the baking sheets, leaving about 1½ inches of space between the empanadas. Bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, or until puffed up and golden brown.
- Serve. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1empanada | Calories: 305kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 181mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 127IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 2mg
