It’s Taco Tuesday! With my daughter’s wedding approaching and so many things still on my ‘To Do’ list, today I’m revisiting a really tasty Beef Empanada…An empanada is a stuffed bread or pastry baked or fried in many countries in Latin America…I’ve baked mine to keep it healthier and stuffed it with a beef and pepper combination that’s absolutely delicious!
Beef Empanadas With Chipotle Chiles & Adobo Sauce
1 lb ground beef
1 green pepper, diced
1 red pepper, diced
1 onion, diced
1 chipolte pepper in Adobo sauce
2 tsp smoked paprika
3 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tsp cumin
1 package puffed pastry
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 egg beaten
Preheat the oven to 400 °F and pull the puff pastry out of the freezer. In a sauté pan cook the beef along with the onions, red & green peppers, onions and garlic until beef is cooked through and veggies are tender. Chop up the Chipotle pepper and add it along with the smoked paprika. Cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from stove and allow to cool.
Thaw and roll out the puff pastry according to package directions. Using a 5 inch ramekin, cut out six rounds per pastry sheet. Top each center with about 2 Tbs of meat mixture and 1 Tbs of cheese. With the beaten egg, paint the edges of the pastry. Fold and crimp the pastry making sure to keep the mixture inside. Place on a buttered sheet pan and bake for 25 minutes.
Serve with condiments of your choosing. I make a Chipotle pepper sour cream, plain sour cream and Guacamole.
Enjoy!
Heidi
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These look terrific. I love the way puff pastry looks iffy when you first wrap something in it, but then fantastic and impressive when it puffs up.
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I totally agree!!!
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Heidi, my mouth is watering!
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Awesome… Mine too every time I see them.
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This looks delicious, and pretty easy to make too!
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Much easier then they look. Worth it for sure.
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What a fabulous recipe Heidi!!
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They are oh so good.
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Love this creation. I can smell the crispiness!
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They are addictive I assure you…
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They are addictive…
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Funny that you mention empanadas and wedding in the same post. The first time I tasted an empanada was on my honeymoon. Delicious recipe and memory.
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That’s awesome!
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These look fantastic. I just had an empanada for the first time this past summer (I’m slightly embarrassed about that since I am 22 years old). But they were amazing and it is something I crave since. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
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Hope you give them a try, they are sooo good!
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