Curried Beef Empanadas

The curry seasoning makes these empenadas different than traditional ones. They are fun to make with a friend since an extra set of hands helps when filling and crimping the dough.

Recipe source:

Cooking with Friends Kitchen

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 large onion, diced
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 teapoons salt
½ cup frozen petit peas
1 medium potato (Yukon gold) diced and cooked to soften in the microwave
3 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley
2 Tbs. olive oil
1 tablespoon onion powder
5 tablespoon curry powder
Fresh pepper to taste
Package of 10 empanadas

Directions

In a large skillet, cook ground beef until no longer pink inside. Remove from pan and set aside in a bowl. Saute diced onion in olive oil until soft. Add garlic. Add potatoes (that have been pre-cooked in the microwave), peas and parsley. Cook for a few minutes. Return beef to pan and mix in curry powder and onion powder. Salt and pepper to taste. Cool mixture and use for empanada filling.

Place 2 tablespoons of meat on one half of the round dough. Fold over and crimp the edges with a fork or rope the edges. Optional: Brush top with egg white.

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