Beef and Cheese Empanadas
Beef and Cheese Empanadas

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, beef and cheese empanadas. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

It can be so discouraging to take a bite of a freshly baked empanada and instead of sheer delight your first reaction is…Wait, what happened? They look good, they smell good, but why are they so dense and tough? It turns out that pastry dough is a finicky bird.

Beef and Cheese Empanadas is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Beef and Cheese Empanadas is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook beef and cheese empanadas using 27 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Beef and Cheese Empanadas:
  1. Take EMPANADA FILLING
  2. Prepare 1 lb lean ground beef
  3. Prepare 1 tbsp chili powder
  4. Make ready 1 tsp ground cumin
  5. Get 1/2 tsp salt
  6. Get 1/4 tsp black pepper
  7. Get 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
  8. Prepare 1 tsp chopped parsley
  9. Take 1 poblano pepper, chopped
  10. Prepare 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  11. Get 1 medium onion, chopped
  12. Make ready 3 cloves of garlic, minced
  13. Make ready 4 oz button mushrooms, chopped
  14. Make ready 1 10 ounce can Rotel tomatos,with mild chilis
  15. Get 1 tsp honey
  16. Prepare 1 large egg, beaten
  17. Take 1 tbsp cream, heavy, light or half and half
  18. Make ready 1/4 cup grated romano cheese
  19. Take 1 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, or your favorite cheese
  20. Take 1 tsp olive oil
  21. Get EMPANADAS WRAPPERS
  22. Take 20 thawed frozen empanada pastry rounds, I used Goza brand or homemade
  23. Take 1 egg wash, which is 1 large egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water
  24. Take 2 tbsp grated romano cheese
  25. Make ready 1 tsp granulated garlic or garlic powder
  26. Get FOR SERVING, AS A DIPPING SAUCE
  27. Get 1 recipe Chipotle Ranch dipping sauce. Recipe attached in directions

Today I am making homemade beef empanadas with from scratch dough. You can also use store bought empanada dough to make this an easy recipe. This beef and cheese empanada recipe is just as good baked or fried, and you don't have to change ANY ingredients. And so, I decided to revive the empanada, not just because it's the Hotpocket's way cooler cousin, but because we could all use a little bit of shameless gooey cheese and beef time.

Steps to make Beef and Cheese Empanadas:
  1. Combine the ground beef with chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and parsley.
  2. Chop all vegetables.
  3. In a large skillet , heat oil, add seasoned ground beef and brown..Add all.chopped vegetables and cook until.vegetables are tender about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes with all juices, cream and honey. Cook until well blended and not much liquid remains, about 5 minutes. Add beaten egg and mix in thoroughly.
  4. Off heat add cheddar and romano cheese, mix in and cool filling completely. This can be made and refrigerated up to 2 days before filling pastry.
  5. FILL EMPANADA PASTRY CIRCLES
  6. Lay pastry flat on work surface, brush inside edges with egg wash.
  7. Put a heaping tablespoon filling in the center of pastry.
  8. .lift pastry over to Completely enclose filling. Press all edges to seal.
  9. With the tines of a fork press to completely seal in filling.
  10. Brush empanada with egg wash
  11. With a quick stab poke the tines of a fork in top of empanada for venting.In a small bowl mix the romano and granulated garlic, sprinkle evenly on tops of empanadas
  12. Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  13. Place empanadas about 2 inches apart on prepared sheet. Bake 18 to 23 minutes until puffed and golden brown.
  14. Serve with Chipotle Ranch Dip/ Sauce recipe attached bellow - - https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/341757-chipotle-ranch-dip-sauce-spread-andor-dressing
  15. NOTE; These can be individually frozen after cooling completely. Reheat in a 400 oven on a rack until just hot and crisp about 5 to 10 minutes.

Be the first to review this recipe. Find the recipe for our beef and cheese empanadas at Chatelaine.com. HEAT a large non-stick frying pan over medium. Brown ground beef and onion in the olive oil. Empanadas, or beef turnovers, are discs of pastry packed with meat.

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