Beef Empanada Filling [Recipe + Video] Ground Beef 4 Ways
User Reviews
5
8 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Total Time
25 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
416 kcal
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Course
Snacks
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Cuisine
South American, Dominican
Beef Empanada Filling [Recipe + Video] Ground Beef 4 Ways
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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
- 2 tablespoon olive oil [20g]
- 1 red onion (medium-size, minced [65 g]
- 3 cloves garlic [20g]
- 1 pound beef 454g, minced
- 1 cup tomato sauce [115g]
- 1 bell pepper (diced [76g]
- 1½ teaspoons salt (or more, to taste)
- ½ teaspoons black pepper freshly-cracked or ground
- 1 prig cilantro (chopped)
Optional additions (pick one)
- ⅓ cup raisins [35g]
- ½ cup fritos maduros (diced)
- ½ cup potato boiled, diced
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
(15%)
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% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
8 reviews
Excellent
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