Empanadas de Honoro (Beef Turnovers)
photo by ThatSouthernBelle
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 453.59 g lean beef
- 1 lemon
- 1 lime
- 0 to taste fresh oregano
- 0 to taste chili powder
- 946.36 ml flour
- 14.79 ml baking powder
- 0.25 ml salt
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 354.88 ml milk
- 236.59 ml shortening
- 4 onions
- 29.58 ml olive oil
- 4.92 ml paprika
- 2.46 ml chili powder
- 2.46 ml cumin
- 2.46 ml oregano
- 3 hard-boiled eggs, boiled, sliced
- 20 black olives
- 40 large raisins
directions
- Marinate beef in a glass bowl with the juice of lemon and lime, 2-3 sprigs of oregano and chili to taste for at least 4 hours, or overnight. Sift flour with baking powder and salt; beat eggs, warm the milk, melt the shortening and add.
- Mix to make a stiff dough, cut into 20 pieces and roll each into a small circle. (Alternately, use frozen pastry.) Chop (not grind) the meat. Chop the onions and fry in the oil; mix in spices, salt to taste, and beef.
- Saute until meat turns grey.
- Place a spoonful of mixture on each dough circle; add slices of egg, olive and raisins.
- Fold in two, brush edges with milk and seal.
- Bake in a 400 degree F oven until lightly browned.
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