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EMPANADAS
serves: 8
1
medium chopped onion 1 teaspoon minced garlic 2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 pound ground beef 1/4 cup raisins 1 teaspoon tomato paste 1
hard boiled egg 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon flour 1/2
teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper 1 pound puff pastry
dough
In a medium frying pan, heat the oil. Sauté the onion and
garlic in oil. Do not brown. Stir in the ground beef. Cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
Brown lightly. Add the tomato paste, chopped hard boiling egg, chili powder,
flour, salt and pepper. Cook mixture until is dry. Cool mixture. Roll out
the puff pastry to a thickness of 1/4 inch. Using a round cutter, cut out
circles of dough. Spoon small amounts of the cold meat mixture on one side
of the dough circles. Brush the edges of dough with beaten egg. Fold dough over
the filling. Seal edges well. Brush with egg. Bake at 375 degrees until
brown, or freeze uncooked turnovers.
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