Beef Empanadas

Prepare

1. 🥄For the dough place lard, warm water and salt in a large kneading bowl and stir.
2. 🔥Add flour and oregano and either knead five miutes by hand or with the kneading function of your machine.

Steps

1. 🔥Let rest covered for at least half an hour or overnight in the fridge.
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Prepare

1. 🧂For the filling place tomatoes for about 30 seconds in boiling water, then cool with cold water and peel of skin and cut into cubes.
2. 🍳Press garlic through garlic press, cut onions into cubes.

Cook

1. 🍳Simmer garlic and onions in some olive oil until translucent.

Steps

1. 🫇Take out onions and garlic and brown the meat at high heat from all sides.

Prepare

1. 🍽️Season with all herbs and add the onions, garlic and tomatoes.

Cook

1. 🌿Let simmer for a few minutes, add salt, pepper and additional spices to taste.

Prepare

1. ✨You can prepare the meat the night before, chill in fridge if doing so.
2. 🥄Boil eggs and also cut into cubes and mix with prepared meat.

Steps

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Prepare

1. 🔥Cut dough into half and roll out one half thinnly on floured surface.
2. 🧂Cut out circles about 12-15cm in diameter.

Steps

1. 🧂Mine have a diameter of 12.5 cm.
2. 🍳Place about 2-4 teaspoons of filling on one circle, put a bit of water all around the edges and fold over the other half so that you get half moons.
3. 🫇Be sure to seal the edges with a fork.
4. 🍽️Repeat until you have no dough and filling left.
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Prepare

1. 🍳Meanwhile preheat oven to 200 degrees Celsius.

Cook

1. 🫇Brush empanadas with egg wash and bake about 8 empanadas on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for about 25min or until golden.

Serve

1. 🍽️Serve warm with chimichurri sauce.