Argentinian Beef Empanadas Recipe

Learn step by step how to make the famous Argentine meat empanadas. At this article, we teach you how to prepare the dough, the meat filling and how to make delicious and classic baked empanadas. Enjoy this Argentine recipe and share with your family.

Ingredients to make Argentine Beef Empanadas:

1. Dough
2. 300 grams of wheat flour
3. 1 teaspoon of sugar
4. 1 cup of cold water
5. 100 grams of butter
6. Filling
7. 350 grams of ground beef
8. 4 units of ripe red tomato
9. 2 units of white onion
10. 1 teaspoon of garlic paste
11. 2 units of Egg
12. 1 unit of red pepper
13. 1 pinch of salt and pepper

How to make Argentine Beef Empanadas:

• To start making our Argentine meat empanadas recipe, the first step is to pre-list all the ingredients for its preparation.
• To make the dough for the empanadas, take the sifted flour (that is, go through a sieve first) to a bowl and add the sugar.
• Make a crown shape in the bowl with the flour and in the center add the warm water with the butter. Start mixing with the help of a spatula until a malleable dough forms.
• Knead well with your hands and cover this dough with a clean cloth. Let stand for about 30 minutes.
• While we let the dough rest, we are going to make the filling for the empanadas. Then we take a pan over medium heat adding a little sunflower oil in it, add the ground meat with a little garlic paste, salt and pepper to taste. Let fry.
• While the meat is frying, process the onion, tomato and red pepper separately with a mixer or processor.
• Add these vegetables to the pan and let everything cook for about 10 minutes. Stir to distribute everything evenly. Turn off the heat and reserve the filling.
• Cook the eggs with water. Let them boil for about 5 minutes and then run them under cold water to peel them more easily.
• Add the hard-boiled eggs to the meat filling for the Argentine empanadas and mix very well until the ingredients are integrated.
• Tip: If you want you can add other ingredients such as raisins or olives.
• With everything ready, the next step is to stretch the dough and make the empanadas. Cut medium-sized circles and place a portion of filling in the center. Then close by making a double as seen in the photo. Paint them with beaten egg and cook in the oven at 180ºC. For approximately 30 minutes.
• Serve the Argentine meat empanadas accompanied with some slices of lemon on top.