Spicy Beef Empanadas

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 5 shallots, finely chopped
• 5 garlic cloves
• 2 -3 red chili peppers, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 ounces concentrated tomato paste
• 5 tablespoons tomato ketchup
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
• 1/2 tablespoon habanero sauce
• 1/2 lemon, squeezed
• 3 large hardboiled egg, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
• 1 cup cilantro, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 8 sheets puff pastry
• 2 eggs, beaten (for glaze)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven at 375°f pour some cooking oil in a skillet and press cloves over the pan.nadd chopped shallots and fry on low heat, until soft but not browned. add a bit of salt and the chopped red chili pepper.
• 2 add ground beef and let brown on med-high heat. drain the mixture put back in skillet. add bell pepper and cook on high for about a minute.
• 3 turn heat to med-low and add cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, flour, and tomato sauce. turn off the stove and let cool to room temperature.
• 4 now mix some worcestershire sauce (to taste, i love it and put it in practically everything, but can be omitted), vinegar, lemon juice, habanero pepper sauce (or tabasco). to add a hint of sweetness, i add tomato ketchup, about 5 tbs.stir in chopped egg, jalapenos and cilantro. add pepper and salt to taste.
• 5 let pastry thaw and cut 5" circles.
• 6 put pastry on baking sheet. put about a spoonful of the meat mixture on one half of the circle. put some beaten egg on the edges and fold. press edges with a fork. put some more egg mixture over the empanadas for glaze. bake in preheated oven for about 20 mins until golden brown.