Beef Empanada Filling [Recipe + Video] Ground Beef 4 Ways

Name: Beef Empanada Filling [Recipe + Video] Ground Beef 4 Ways
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 red onion; 3 cloves garlic; 1 pound minced beef; 1 cup tomato sauce; 1 bell pepper; 1½ teaspoons salt; ½ teaspoons pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground); 1 prig cilantro; ⅓ cup raisins; ½ cup fritos maduros; ½ cup diced boiled potatoes

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings
4 people
Calories
416 kcal
Course
Snacks
Cuisine
South American, Dominican

Beef Empanada Filling [Recipe + Video] Ground Beef 4 Ways

Oriana Walker

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Pick your favorite of four choices to stuff your empanadas, pastelitos, and pastelones with this juicy, tasty minced beef filling.

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Ingredients

Servings

2 tablespoon olive oil [20g]
1 red onion (medium-size, minced [65 g]
3 cloves garlic [20g]
1 pound minced beef [454g]
1 cup tomato sauce [115g]
1 bell pepper (diced [76g]
1½ teaspoons salt (or more, to taste)
½ teaspoons pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
1 prig cilantro (chopped)

Optional additions (pick one)

⅓ cup raisins [35g]
½ cup fritos maduros (diced)
½ cup diced boiled potatoes

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Instructions

1. Cook meat

In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-low heat. Stir in onion and cook and stir until it turns translucent. Add garlic and cook and stir for a minute.Add minced meat and cook and stir, breaking it into small clumps until it browns.

2. Season

Pour in tomato sauce. Add bell pepper, salt, and pepper. Stir and cover. Simmer for 3 minutes.

3. Add extra ingredient

Uncover and mix in the optional ingredient of your choice, or none at all if you so prefer. Taste and season with salt and pepper to taste if needed. Remove from the heat.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 416kcal (21%) Carbohydrates 14g (5%) Protein 21g (42%) Fat 30g (46%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Cholesterol 80mg (27%) Sodium 3017mg (126%) Potassium 723mg (21%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 1440IU (29%) Vitamin C 48.4mg (54%) Calcium 42mg (4%) Iron 3.2mg (18%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 416 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	416kcal	21%
Carbohydrates	14g	5%
Protein	21g	42%
Fat	30g	46%
Saturated Fat	9g	45%
Cholesterol	80mg	27%
Sodium	3017mg	126%
Potassium	723mg	15%
Fiber	2g	8%
Sugar	7g	14%
Vitamin A	1440IU	29%
Vitamin C	48.4mg	54%
Calcium	42mg	4%
Iron	3.2mg	18%