Beef Empanadas. Add ground beef, oregano, salt, cayenne pepper, and cumin to the onion mixture. Some turnover recipes call for all manner of fillings, but this GOYA® Empanada recipe features a delicious tomato, onion, garlic and beef mixture. You can enjoy empanadas as an appetizer, a main dish, or even after your main course. Beef Empanadas

You can have Beef Empanadas using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Beef Empanadas
  1. Prepare 1/2 pound of ground beef.
  2. You need 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
  3. Prepare 3/4 cup of diced onion.
  4. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped.
  5. It’s 1/4 teaspoon of ground cumin.
  6. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
  7. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper.
  8. You need of Your favorite pie crust recipe or you can use store bought pie crust.
  9. It’s 1 cup of diced Spanish green olives.

They're the ideal choice for a party appetizer as they can be made in advance and frozen for later! Then it only gets better from here. Beef empanada assembly: Place a generous amount of the beef picadillo filling on the center of each empanada disc. Fold the empanada discs and gently seal the edges with your fingers.

Beef Empanadas instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

In a medium-sized skillet, heat the olive oil over high heat. Add the beef, spanish green olives onion, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper. Cook for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring constantly so that the ingredients are well blended. Add additional cumin, if desired, and cook for an additional 3 to 4 minutes. Set aside and let the filling cool..

  1. Roll out the pie crust dough and cut out rounds using a 3-inch cutter. Put 1 tablespoon of filling on half of the round. Fold the other half of the round over and using a fork, press down on the edge of the dough making sure it is sealed all the way around. This forms the empanada. Whisk the egg in a small bowl. Brush the top of each empanada with the egg wash. Arrange the empanadas on a nonstick sheet pan and bake until golden brown, about 20-25minutes. Take out and let cool.

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Then twist and fold the edges of the empanadas with your fingers. Transfer to a medium bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving. What Are Baked Beef Empanadas As the name indicates, these empanadas are baked instead of fried. That is why the dough needs to be made differently. For fried empanadas you will use corn flour, but for the baked variety you will use regular flour.