Best 3 Spiced Beef Empanadas With Lime Sour Cream Recipes

SPICED BEEF EMPANADAS WITH LIME SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375º F. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the beef and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the raisins, ketchup, cinnamon, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
• Using a 2½-inch round cookie cutter, cut out circles from the piecrusts. Divide the beef mixture among the circles, brush the edges with water, fold in half, and press with a fork to seal. Transfer to a baking sheet and brush with the egg. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Put the sour cream in a small bowl and sprinkle with the lime zest. Serve with the empanadas.

SPICY-SWEET BEEF EMPANADAS (MEXICO)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F In a skillet over medium heat, brown the meat and onion. Pour off excess fat, then add garlic and sherry. Boil down until the liquid is almost completely evaporated.
• Add cinnamon, cloves, cumin and salt/pepper. Stir in the tomatoes, sugar and vinegar and cook over medium heat until the tomatoes have reduced to a thick sauce. Stir in the cilantro and almonds and set aside.
• Roll out puff pastry into a thin layer on a lightly floured counter. Cut the pastries into 8 six inch circles. Place a tablespoon or two of the filling in the middle of one circle. Brush the edge of the pastry with beaten egg, then fold in half and press the edges together to seal.
• Press the tines of a fork along the sealed edges of the pastry to make the seal more secure. Prick the top of the empanada with the fork, then place on a baking sheet. Brush with beaten egg. Repeat with the remaining pastry circles and filling.
• Bake for 15-25 minutes, or until light golden brown on the outside and hot in the center. Serve immediately with your choice of garnishes! Enjoy!

SPICY BEEF AND PORK EMPANADAS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Blend all the cashew cream ingredients in a blender until smooth. Set aside.
• Fry onion and garlic for a few minutes, then add the ground pork and the ground beef, seasoned with salt and pepper. Continue stirring and browning the meat until cooked through, about 3-5 minutes.
• Add all the fruit, raisins, almonds, and pine nuts, stir to combine, then remove from heat and chill.
• Poach the poblano pepper, remove the skin. Open and remove the seeds and veins, then cut into strips. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 500˚F (250˚C) (or as high as your oven will go).
• For the empanada dough, mix flour, butter, salt and milk, kneading into a dough. Add egg, then knead until firm.
• Pinch off a bit of dough and flatten into a circle, adding two strips of chile poblano and the meat filling.
• Put a bit of water on your finger and wet the edge of half the empanada. Close the empanada and use a fork to seal the edges.
• Brush with an egg wash before putting on a baking sheet.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Top the empanadas with cashew cream and garnish with pomegranate and cilantro.
• Enjoy!