Baked Beef Empanadas with Potato and Peppers

Inspired by techniques from NYT Cooking and America's Test Kitchen.

Empanadas · Beef · Latin American

Golden, crimped baked empanadas with a buttery pastry and a savoury filling of beef, sweet peppers and tender potato seasoned with cumin and paprika.

Prep45 min
Cook50 min
Total1 h 35 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving485 kcal
PremiumSource of proteinLow sugarsNo added sugar
ServingsMakes 6
Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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EU nutrition claims

  • Source of protein: 3.8 g protein per 100 kcal, about 15% of energy (needs ≥ 12%)
  • Low sugars: 4 g sugars per 100 g (limit ≤ 5 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 66 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0 g per serving

0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % 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 frying pan
  • instant-read thermometer
  • rolling pin
  • 12 cm round cutter or saucer
  • 2 baking trays
  • baking paper
  • pastry brush
  • wire rack

Nutrition per serving (estimated values)

Per servingAmount
Energy485 kcal
Protein18.5 g
Carbohydrate46.1 g
of which sugars2.6 g
of which free sugars0 g
Fat24.8 g
of which saturates11.7 g
Fibre2.9 g
Salt1.13 g

Protein per 100 kcal

3.8 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values