| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs, Vegetables, Meats, Grains | Ainsley’s, Meals, In, Minutes | 1 | servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 500 | g | Plain flour |
| 1/4 | ts | Salt |
| 125 | g | Butter melted |
| 1 | Egg; beaten | |
| 200 | ml | Warm water |
| 1 | tb | Vegetable oil |
| 350 | g | Minced beef or chicken |
| 4 | Salad onions; finely chopped | |
| 1 | tb | Paprika |
| 1/2 | ts | Dried chilli flakes |
| 2 | tb | Tomato puree |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground cumin |
| 50 | g | Small seedless raisins |
| 2 | Hard boiled eggs; roughly chopped | |
| 50 | g | Stoned green olives; roughly chopped |
| Salt and freshly ground black pepper | ||
| Vegetable oil for brushing | ||
| Scrumptious snap carrot salad | ||
| Chilled chickpea and yoghurt salad |
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE FILLING TO SERVE 1 For the Dough: Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Stir in the butter and half the egg, and gradually work in enough warm water to make a firm dough. 2 Knead virogously for 5-10 minutes until the dough is smooth, cover it with a cloth and allow it to rest for 15-30 minutes. 3 For the Filling: Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the beef of chicken, salad onions and paprika for 4-5 minutes until well browned. 4 Stir in the chilli flakes, tomato puree, cumin, raisins, hard boiled eggs and olives. Simmer together for five minutes, season and leave to cool. 5 Roll out the dough to a thickness of about 3mm/1/8". Cut round a saucer to make 24 circles 12cm/4 3/4" in diameter. Divide the filling between the dough circles and moisten the edges. Fold over the enclose the filling and press down well to seal. 6 Brush empanadas with a little oil and cook on medium coals for 4-5 minutes on each side until golden. Serve warm with the salads. Converted by MC_Buster. Per serving: 222 Calories (kcal); 19g Total Fat; (74% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 8g Carbohydrate; 187mg Cholesterol; 723mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates Recipe by: Ainsley's Meals In Minutes Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.
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