Beef Empanadas

Beef empanadas are a delicious and very typical dish of Paraguayan cuisine. Filled with chopped beef and spices, wrapped in a thin, crunchy dough, these empanadas are perfect as an appetizer or main course.

Beef empanadas are a delicious and very typical dish of Paraguayan cuisine.

Filled with chopped beef and spices, wrapped in a thin, crunchy dough, these empanadas are perfect as an appetizer or main course.

To prepare them, a sauté is made with onion, bell pepper, garlic, parsley, cumin, and salt, where the chopped beef is cooked.

Beef Empanadas

Main Course
1 hour
fried
12 Servings

Ingredients

500 grams of Wheat flour

1 Egg

2 tablespoons of Olive oil

2 tablespoons of Cow's milk

1 teaspoon of Salt

1 Onion

500 grams of Chopped beef

1 Green bell pepper

q pinch of Cumin

3 Garlic cloves

Parsley

2 Hard-boiled eggs

Vegetable oil

Preparation

Step 1 : To prepare these delicious empanadas, first chop the onion, bell pepper, garlic, and parsley into small cubes.

Step 2 : Then, sauté them in oil until they are golden.

Step 3 : Next, add the chopped meat, salt, pepper, and cumin, and cook everything for 15 minutes.

Step 4 : At the end of cooking, add the chopped eggs and mix well.

Step 5 : Set this filling aside while preparing the dough.

Step 6 : To do this, mix the flour, egg, salt, oil, and milk, and knead until a uniform dough is obtained.

Step 7 : Once the dough is ready, roll it out and cut into disks.

Step 8 : Place a portion of filling on each disk, close in a half-moon shape, and seal with a fork.

Step 9 : Fry the empanadas in hot oil until they are golden and crunchy.

Step 10 : Serve them hot with sauce of your choice, and voila! Now you can enjoy some delicious homemade empanadas.

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