Emianadas, Argentinian style

By connieo

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 onion
• 1 1/2 tbsp smoked paprika
• 2 tsp cumin
• Green olives, pitted & cut into slices, about 6
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, cut into rounds
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Crushed red-pepper to taste
• 12 empanada rounds (tapas)
• 1 egg beaten for glazing
• 1 glass of water to seal edges

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 60mins
Cooking time 75mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. In a medium saucepan, heat the butter over medium-high heat. Put the onions, sliced finely in rounds in the frying pan and salt them. Saute until they start to become translucent.
2. Add the beef. Cook the ground beef, chopping as it cooks with a flat spatula to maintain ground beef texture. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook until the beef is cooked through. Taste for salt and pepper.
3. Stir in the paprika, cumin, and crushed red pepper and mix well.
4. Pre-heat the oven to 400*F. Put the tapas on a lightly floured work surface. With a tablespoon, put a little of the meat filling in the center of the dough round. Add a slice of the olive and a piece of the hard boiled egg.
5. For sealing, moisten the edge on the top half of the round with a little water on your finger. Fold the bottom half of the dough up until the edges meet and seal with your fingers by pressing down. The empanada should have a half-moon shape.
6. Use the palms of the hands to pack the filling firmly in the center. Next, fold the edges with the Repulgue: using your fingertip, fold one corner of the empanada over, pressing down firmly. Go to the edge again and repeat, pressing firmly each time. Go around the edge of the empanada and you'll get a spiral pattern. You can use a fork-seal instead.
7. Beat an egg in a cup and paint the top of each sealed empanada so that when they bake, they have a shiny, golden shell.
8. Spread flour lightly over several cookie sheets and place the finished empanadas on top. Put the empanadas in to bake for 12 to 15 minutes. They should be sizzling and very golden brown on top. Remove from oven and enjoy!