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Easy Shortcut Beef Empanadas [ Empanadas de Carne]

Name: Easy Shortcut Beef Empanadas [ Empanadas de Carne]
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 pound ground beef; 1/2 yellow onion (, diced fine); 1/2 medium green pepper (, diced fine [See Note 6]); 1/2 medium red pepper (, diced fine); 1/4 cup tomato sauce or ketchup (, or more if you prefer a saucier filling.); 1/4 tsp cumin (more or less, to taste); 1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper (, more or less depending on your spice level); 1 teaspoon garlic (, minced); 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; salt and ground black pepper (, more or less to taste); 10 (1 pkg) Empanada Dough Discs ([See Note 5]); 1 egg (, lightly beaten)

10 servings

servings

20 minutes

active time

40 minutes

total time

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 pound ground beef

1/2 yellow onion (, diced fine)

1/2 medium green pepper (, diced fine [See Note 6])

1/2 medium red pepper (, diced fine)

1/4 cup tomato sauce or ketchup (, or more if you prefer a saucier filling.)

1/4 tsp cumin (more or less, to taste)

1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper (, more or less depending on your spice level)

1 teaspoon garlic (, minced)

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

salt and ground black pepper (, more or less to taste)

10 (1 pkg) Empanada Dough Discs ([See Note 5])

1 egg (, lightly beaten)

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Prepare a baking tray with a silicone mat, parchment paper, or aluminum foil and set aside.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned, breaking it up with a spoon or rubber spatula, about 10 minutes.

Add onions and peppers and cook until soft, about 5 minutes more.

Stir in tomato sauce (or ketchup ), cumin, cayenne, garlic, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer until mixture thickens, about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust spice level to your tastes.

Remove and set aside until cool enough to handle.

Spoon about 2 heaping tablespoons of meat mixture into the middle of the empanada wrapper, fold in half to form a half-moon; moisten the edges with water and pinch to seal or crimp edges with a fork.

With a pastry brush, lightly brush egg wash over the top side of the empanada dough. This encourages browning, but may be omitted for egg-free empanadas.

Place empanadas on a prepared sheet pan. Bake Empanadas until crisp and golden brown, about 20 to 30 minutes.

Notes

Variation suggestions:

Use jarred red roasted red peppers

Add 1/4 cup green olives

Add 1 tablespoon Chipolte in Adobo Sauce

This recipe has been modified from the original. The original recipe available at link below.

Nutrition

Serving Size

1 Empanada

Calories

214 kcal

Total Fat

9 g

Saturated Fat

2 g

Unsaturated Fat

Trans Fat

Cholesterol

32 mg

Sodium

164 mg

Total Carbohydrate

24 g

Dietary Fiber

Total Sugars

1 g

Protein

7 g