Peruvian · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Empanadas de carne al horno
60 minutes · 6 servings · omnivore
A common Peruvian baked snack, using ready-made dough for convenience.
Ingredients
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- 12 rounds ready-made empanada dough rounds or pastry
- 400 g ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1 egg, beaten for brushing
Let’s make it
- Cook onion and garlic in oil, then add ground beef, salt, pepper, and cumin. Cook until the meat reaches 71 C/160 F. Stir in eggs and raisins.
- Cool the filling slightly. Fill each dough round and seal the edges.
- Brush with beaten egg and place on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 200 C/400 F for 18–20 minutes until golden.
- Cool a few minutes before serving.
Make smaller empanadas for little hands.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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