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Argentinian Empanadas

Baked pastries filled with spiced beef, onions, and hard-boiled eggs

Total Time
1h 25min
Servings
12
Difficulty
hard
Rating
4.5 (156 reviews)

Time Breakdown

Prep:1h
Cook:25min
Cuisine: other
Meal Type:
lunchsnackappetizer
Tags:
argentinianempanadaspastrybeefsouth american

Ingredients (12 servings)

  • 14.29 ozall-purpose flour
  • 3.57 ozbutter, cold
  • 1 largeegg
  • 4.07 fl ozwarm water
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 1.1 lbsground beef
  • 2 largeonions, diced
  • 3 largehard-boiled eggs, chopped
  • 2.14 ozgreen olives, chopped
  • 1.43 ozraisins
    Optional
  • 2 tsppaprika
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • 2 tbspvegetable oil
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 1/2 tspblack pepper
  • 1 largeegg, beaten

Instructions

  1. 1

    Make dough: mix flour and salt, cut in cold butter until crumbly.

    8min
  2. 2

    Add egg and water, form dough. Wrap and chill 30 minutes.

    35min
  3. 3

    Cook onions in oil until golden, about 8 minutes.

    8min
  4. 4

    Add beef, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper. Cook until browned.

    10min
  5. 5

    Cool filling, then mix in eggs, olives, and raisins.

    15min
  6. 6

    Roll dough thin, cut into 6-inch circles.

    15min
  7. 7

    Fill circles, fold, and crimp edges with fork.

    20min
  8. 8

    Brush with egg wash, bake at 190°C for 20-25 minutes.

    25min

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