These authentic empanadas from Peru can easily be made at home using prepared pie crust!
Livia's Peruvian Empanadas
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 8
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 lb beef sirloin steak, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
- 1 small onion, cut in half, sliced
- 1 plum (Roma) tomato, seeded, chopped
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 450°F.
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Step2In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add beef. Cook, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes or until golden brown; reserve in medium bowl. In same skillet, cook onion about 3 minutes or until brown. Add tomato, beef, soy sauce, vinegar and pepper. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until liquid has evaporated. Remove from heat. Cool 5 minutes.
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Step3On lightly floured work surface, roll each pie crust into 14-inch circle. Using 6-inch round plate, cut 3 circles from each crust. Reroll remaining dough, and cut 2 more 6-inch circles. Moisten edge of each circle with water, and place about 2 tablespoons filling on circle. Fold dough in half over filling; press edge with fork to seal. On ungreased cookie sheet, place 2 inches apart. Poke top of each once with fork to vent steam.
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Step4Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 10 minutes. Store leftovers loosely covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
250
Calories
14g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
25g
Total Carbohydrate
0g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Empanada
- Calories
- 250
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 27%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 300mg
- 13%
- Potassium
- 65mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 0g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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