Spicy Beef Empanadas
PUBLISHED ON: 03.10.2012
Empanadas are fast, easy and you can prepare a couple of dozen at a time. You can stuff the dough with almost any filling. This is the kind of grab n’ go meal I need during the week. Gets me out of the sandwich rut for lunch and a fast easy snack on the run, or light dinner.
No doubt there are some readers shaking their head at me for using refrigerated biscuit dough and not an empanada dough but, folks it was so easy. I need easy in my life.
This is a portable and hearty meal. A perfect meal for little hands too.
Spicy Beef Empanadas
Makes 20
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
2 tablespoons garlic, chopped
1/3 cup raisins, chopped
1/4 cup stuffed pimento green olives, chopped
1-1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1-3/4 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup packed grated Monterey Jack Cheese (about 4 ounces)
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2-12 ounce (10 biscuits) refrigerated biscuits
2 egg yolks, beaten to blend(glaze)
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Heat oil in a heavy medium skillet. Add beff, bell pepper and garlic. Cook until beef loses its pink color and vegetables begin to soften, breaking up beef with a fork, about 6 minutes. Add raisins and next 6 ingredients and cook until mixture is thick, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Mix cheese and cilantro into filling.
Preheat oven to 375 F. Roll out 1 biscuit on a lightly floured surface to a 4-inch circle. Brush half of the dough edge with glaze. Place 1 rounded tablespoon of filling on dough. Fold dough over to create a half circle; press edges to seal. Using a fork, crimp edge decoratively. Place empanada on heavy large baking sheet. Brush with glaze. Repeat with remaining biscuits, filling and glaze.
Bake empanadas until golden brown, about 12 minutes.
Enjoy!
mangiabella
oh bella, I need easy in my life too!!! i truly enjoyed catching up on your posts today…i must say the hot potato chips with bleu cheese sauce really caught my eye 🙂 but these empanadas make me feel at home. I would love to try these! I'm just getting back into the mood to cook again, after having the baby and then weeks and weeks AND WEEKS of sickness that have been circulating through my house…sort of just coming up for air now. And catching up on your posts was the perfect way to jump back in the saddle again
That Girl
The biscuit dough makes these so much more convenient!
Chef E
I'm putting this on my son and my recipe list for the week. I haven't made any in forever! Looks so good Velva…
T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types
These look wonderful! I tried empanadas recently, but I must admit they were pale and a little on the flat side, so they never made it to my blog. No degree of clever photography could dress them up!
Carol @ Always Thyme to Cook
I need easier, too! Biscuit dough comes in handy. They look fantastic, would love to have them in the freezer to grab and go.
Rita
Love empanadas and have been wanting to make them for a long time. Thrilled that you have posted this easy version. Saving this on my board that says Recipe I MUST make. Thank you.Rita
Cathy at Wives with Knives
We all need an easier meal once in a while and this one looks delish, Velva. I love all those yummy ingredients in the filling.
Big Dude
We've got some dough and pulled pork in the fridge just dying to be made into these.
Mari @ Once Upon a Plate
Velva, Would you mind if I had one for breakfast? It's not yet 8am here, but these look soo tempting! 😀
Kim
I'm all for biscuit dough, or whatever makes the job easier. These look like little pockets of heaven!
Dining Alone
My husband would LOVE these, and they look so simple. Thanks for this recipe.
Rosaria Williams
BrilliaNT!
Angie's Recipes
I love empanadas!! Savoury spicy beef filling sounds really delicious.
SavoringTime in the Kitchen
The sound delicious and who doesn't like easy?! These would be perfect for a friend recovering from surgery on her right shoulder. She could pick these up easily with her left hand.
Delectably Green
these would really go down well in my house!! SO delicious and great flavorsmary x
Miss Meat and Potatoes
Double triple hear you on needing easy in your life! These look fantastic. Perfect spice. It's pouring here in Austin and I wish I had a plate of these!
thefattyreader
Mmm, what a great alternative to a boring sandwich!
Lorraine
These look great! I love empanadas and have always wanted to try and make them at home. I think the use of biscuit dough is great; I agree; we need easy and quick for weeknight meals:)
Kitchen Butterfly
Great idea for lunch boxes – getting desperate to jazz up what goes into the boxes…as lots of stuff is coming back, uneaten! And sometimes, short cuts work great! I'll take a bite anyday
tasteofbeirut
These empanadas look perfectly appetizing; I can imagine taking a few of these to work or school ; I was planning on doing a similar pastry this coming week called sambousek.
Hungry Dog
Easy is good! Easy is GREAT! These look delicious. Love empanadas, never would have thought to make them from scratch. This is very clever!
From Beyond My Kitchen Window
What a good recipe. I like that you used pre packaged biscuits. They are always delicious and a huge time saver. Really neat recipe.
Magic of Spice
Hey, I like easy 🙂 These are stuffed with everything my family would love…great recipe! Hope you are enjoying your weekend 🙂
Michelle
Great recipe and time saving.
teresa
i love empanadas, these sound amazing!
Kitchen Belleicious
you had me at spicy! Love empanadas-especially beef ones with these yummy ingredients!
Elisabeth
Love the empenada filling, Velva. I used to work at an Argentine restaurant, where I learned to make the empenadas making the dough and the filling, but your filling is far more delicious. They did not add raisins, and pimento stuffed green olives, not even Monteray jack cheese…all of these add such rich flavor along with the spices you used. A must try…yumm!
Claudia
I'vbe never made an empanada – perhaps because dough does intimidate me! Love all the spices and and am in agreement with your shortcuts! I agree – nice change from a sandwich!
The JR
I've always wanted to make some. Reducing wheat right now, but they sure look good.
Jane
I've always wanted to make empanadas, too. But the other recipes I've come across require you to fry them, which I don't do. I save frying for the professionals. 😉 Can't wait to try these – and pinning them on Pinterest to make sure that I do!
Just Cake Girl
These look so simple and delicous! Have to make them form my darling one day this week! 🙂
Barbara
I know you want fast, Velva, but I am a crust person. Gotta have fab crust! Love empanadas and this recipe sounds wonderful. I bake mine too…
TKW
Empanadas are the only thing containing raisins that my husband will eat. Although I doubt he even knows that they are in there 🙂
Gloria Baker
OMG I lve empanadas and these look amazing velva!
Juliana
Oh Velva, these empanadas look great, and I like even more with a touch of spice :)Hope you are having a great week!
From the Kitchen
I'm on the empanada bandwagon if I can use refrigerated biscuits!! They look delicious and I'm backing up and copying the recipe. Thanks!Best,Bonnie
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I love the idea of using biscuit dough! SOmetimes easy is SO important! These look awesome.
Salsa Verde
I love empanadas and these ones look so divine that I could have one just right now!Cheers,Lia.
Tablescapes By Diane
Hi lovely lady.Wow this looks so Yummy and I will copy this right now Thanks. I would like to thank you for your sweet comments on my Hippity\” Hoppity\”. Hope you have a wonderful St.Patrick's Day with your family.XXOO Diane
Mimi
I just made empanadas yesterday at the request of boy mimi. The recipe was very similar, but I like your use of refrigerator biscuits, that would sure speed up the process.Mimi
Chris
Biscuit dough was how my mamma taught me to make them. Quick, easy, and you can do a million different fillings. Love these!