By Boaz Hochstein

Amit's Empanadas

Ingredients

50 servings

For the dough

8 cupflour

1 tspsalt

400 grambutter

room temperature

2eggs

water

warm

For the filling

250mlwater

boiling

¼ cupsugar

1 kg kgonion

beef

5cloves garlic

1kgbeef

½ cuptomato sauce

diluted

3eggs

per kg beef

Olives

either chopped up or half per empanada

salt

black pepper

dried oregano

paprika

adobo

Wash

Egg

or buttermilk

Instructions

For the filling

Step 1

Boil sugar in water until dissolved.

Pot

water250ml

sugar¼ cup

Step 2

Add unions and garlic until translucent

onion1 kg kg

beef

cloves garlic5

Step 3

Add and cook beef lightly.

beef1kg

Step 4

Season with salt and pepper, a lot of sweet paprika, oregano, dry pepper flakes and adobo

salt

black pepper

dried oregano

paprika

adobo

Step 5

Add half cup diluted tomato sauce

tomato sauce½ cup

Step 6

Cook untill well incorporated then transfer to a colnder over a bowel or sink and set aside to chill.

Colander

Step 7

Boil 3 eggs. Set aside to chill

Pot

water250ml

eggs3

Step 8

Shred hardboiled eggs and mix into beef mixture.

Food ProcessorMix

Step 9

Optionally add choped olives now or add half olives later.

Olives

Step 10

Chill for one hour or preferably overnight

FridgeCool

For the dough

Step 11

In a big bowl mix butter and flour with your hands. Texture should be sandy

Bowl

flour8 cup

butter400 gram

Step 12

In a small bowl mix salt water and eggs ingredients

Microwave Bowl

Whisk

salt1 tsp

eggs2

water

Assembly

Step 15

Preheat oven to 375f/190c

OvenPreheat

Step 16

Roll out dough and cut circles with a cookie cutter

Mason Jar

Step 17

Place tsp or tbs of filling in middle of circle.

Spoon

Step 20

Wash with egg or buttermilk

Cooking Brush

Egg

Step 21

Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown

OvenHeat

Step 22

Let cool on a wire rack

Baking Rack