Beef and Cheese Empanadas
Beef and Cheese Empanadas

Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, beef and cheese empanadas. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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

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

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