Baked Beef Empanadas with Olives and Raisins
Inspired by techniques from America's Test Kitchen, NYT Cooking and Serious Eats.
Spiced beef mince bound with a bread paste is cooked with onion, cumin and cloves, finished with raisins, olives and vinegar and chilled, then folded into masa pastry and baked on hot oiled trays until crisp.
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Method
- 1
Make the paste. Blend the bread with a little stock, then pulse in the beef and seasoning.
- 2
Cook the filling. Heat the olive oil and brown the onions, add the garlic, spices and beef and cook to 71 °C, then simmer with stock until moist.
- 3
Chill. Stir in coriander, raisins, olives and vinegar and chill about 1 hour.
- 4
Make the dough. Process the flours, sugar, salt and butter, then mix in ice water; divide into 12 and chill.
- 5
Shape. Roll into 15 cm rounds, fill, fold, seal and crimp with a fork.
- 6
Bake. Bake on preheated oiled trays at 220 °C for 25-30 minutes until browned.
Storage
Refrigerate within 2 hours for up to 3 days. Reheat at 190 °C for 10-15 minutes until piping hot (74 °C in the centre).
Free sugars
2.3 g per serving
4.6 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 9.2 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- food processor
- large non-stick frying pan
- wooden spoon
- instant-read thermometer
- large bowl
- rolling pin
- fork
- oven
- 2 large baking trays
- pastry brush
- wire rack
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 915 kcal |
| Protein | 25.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 89.9 g |
| of which sugars | 10.5 g |
| of which free sugars | 2.3 g |
| Fat | 50.8 g |
| of which saturates | 21.3 g |
| Fibre | 5.2 g |
| Salt | 1.99 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
2.8 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
