Beef empanadas

Name: Beef empanadas
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 80 g butter; 400 g minced beef; 3 g ground cumin; 140 ml water; 350 g wheat flour; 20 ml olive oil; 3 eggs; 200 g onions; 60 g green olives (drained weight); 4 g paprika

Argentine
Main course
Oven-baked
With meat

Makes 8 Argentinian turnovers: two empanadas per portion.

Active time1 h

Cooking40 min

Total2 hResting : 30 min

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Ingredients

200 g onions
80 g butter
3 eggs
400 g minced beef
3 g ground cumin
140 ml water
350 g wheat flour
20 ml olive oil
60 g green olives (drained weight)
4 g paprika

Preparation

Step completed · 1
Mix the flour and cubed butter, add the water and knead briefly. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Step completed · 2
While the pastry rests, cook 2 eggs in boiling water for 10 minutes, then peel and chop. Stone the olives if necessary and cut them into pieces.
Step completed · 3
Peel and chop the onion, fry it in the oil for 5 minutes, then add the beef, paprika and cumin and cook for 8 minutes until fully cooked. Off the heat, add the olives and hard-boiled eggs, then leave to cool slightly for about 10 minutes.
Step completed · 4
Preheat the oven to 200 °C. Roll out the pastry and cut out 8 discs. Fill, fold over and seal the edges firmly. For the glaze, beat 1 egg and brush over the pastries.
Step completed · 5
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes on a lined baking tray, until golden.

Allergens

Eggs
Gluten
Milk

Nutrition

Per serving · recipe for 4 people

Energy: 820 kcal
Protein: 34 g
Carbohydrate: 69 g
Fat: 44 g
Saturates: 21 g
Fibre: 4.6 g
Salt: 0.8 g
Lactose: 0.1–0.6 g

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