Beef Empanadas

July 23, 2012/in Appetizers, Cook, Food /by kbw71

INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 diced yellow onion, sliced thin
• 1 pound beef
• 2 red bell peppers, diced
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 3/4 pound pepper jack cheese, shredded.
• 3 eggs
• 2 sheets puff pastry dough

GET COOKIN'

1. Preheat oven to 350º F.
2. Saute onions in olive oil; then add beef and brown. Add diced red bell peppers and chicken stock to deglaze the pan.
3. Add bread crumbs and remove from heat; then add cheese.
4. Beat eggs to create egg wash.
5. Cut out circles into puff pastry dough using a small circular bowl.
6. Fill the middle of circles with beef filling. Fold the empanada in half and seal, using a pastry brush and egg wash as glue. Crimp at the edge with a fork and brush top of empanada with egg wash.
7. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

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