Steps to Make Homemade Beef and Cheese Empanadas

Beef and Cheese Empanadas.

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, beef and cheese empanadas. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Beef and Cheese Empanadas is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions daily. Beef and Cheese Empanadas is something which I have loved my entire life. They're nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook beef and cheese empanadas using 27 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Beef and Cheese Empanadas:

1. {Prepare of EMPANADA FILLING.
2. {Make ready 1 lb of lean ground beef.
3. {Get 1 tbsp of chili powder.
4. {Prepare 1 tsp of ground cumin.
5. {Make ready 1/2 tsp of salt.
6. {Get 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
7. {Take 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes.
8. {Make ready 1 tsp of chopped parsley.
9. {Take 1 of poblano pepper, chopped.
10. {Take 1 of red bell pepper, chopped.
11. {Get 1 of medium onion, chopped.
12. {Get 3 of cloves of garlic, minced.
13. {Get 4 oz of button mushrooms, chopped.
14. {Prepare 1 of 10 ounce can Rotel tomatos,with mild chilis.
15. {Get 1 tsp of honey.
16. {Prepare 1 of large egg, beaten.
17. {Make ready 1 tbsp of cream, heavy, light or half and half.
18. {Make ready 1/4 cup of grated romano cheese.
19. {Make ready 1 1/2 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese, or your favorite cheese.
20. {Prepare 1 tsp of olive oil.
21. {Prepare of EMPANADAS WRAPPERS.
22. {Take 20 of thawed frozen empanada pastry rounds, I used Goza brand or homemade.
23. {Take 1 of egg wash, which is 1 large egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water.
24. {Make ready 2 tbsp of grated romano cheese.
25. {Get 1 tsp of granulated garlic or garlic powder.
26. {Take of FOR SERVING, AS A DIPPING SAUCE.
27. {Prepare 1 of recipe Chipotle Ranch dipping sauce. Recipe attached in directions.

Steps to make Beef and Cheese Empanadas:

1. Combine the ground beef with chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes and parsley..
2. Chop all vegetables..
3. In a large skillet , heat oil, add seasoned ground beef and brown..Add all.chopped vegetables and cook until.vegetables are tender about 10 minutes. Add tomatoes with all juices, cream and honey. Cook until well blended and not much liquid remains, about 5 minutes. Add beaten egg and mix in thoroughly..
4. Off heat add cheddar and romano cheese, mix in and cool filling completely. This can be made and refrigerated up to 2 days before filling pastry..
5. FILL EMPANADA PASTRY CIRCLES.
6. Lay pastry flat on work surface, brush inside edges with egg wash..
7. Put a heaping tablespoon filling in the center of pastry..
8. .lift pastry over to Completely enclose filling. Press all edges to seal..
9. With the tines of a fork press to completely seal in filling..
10. Brush empanada with egg wash.
11. With a quick stab poke the tines of a fork in top of empanada for venting.In a small bowl mix the romano and granulated garlic, sprinkle evenly on tops of empanadas.
12. Preheat oven to 375. Line baking sheets with parchment paper..
13. Place empanadas about 2 inches apart on prepared sheet. Bake 18 to 23 minutes until puffed and golden brown..
14. Serve with Chipotle Ranch Dip/ Sauce recipe attached bellow https://cookpad.com/us/recipes/341757-chipotle-ranch-dip-sauce-spread-andor-dressing.
15. NOTE; These can be individually frozen after cooling completely. Reheat in a 400 oven on a rack until just hot and crisp about 5 to 10 minutes..

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