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A close-up of a freshly baked beef empanada, showing a golden crust and a filling of ground beef, garnished with parsley.

Beef Empanadas

These homemade beef empanadas are flaky, flavorful, and filled with a savory-sweet mixture of spiced ground beef, green olives, eggs, and raisins.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Dough Rest 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 12 empanadas
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: Argentinian, Latin American, Spanish-inspired
Calories: 290
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

🔸 Dough:
  • 2½ cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ cup Cold butter - Cut into small chunks
  • ½ cup Ice water - Add slowly as needed
  • 1 Egg - For enriching dough
🔸 Filling:
  • 1 lb Ground beef - Not too lean
  • 1 Yellow onion - Finely chopped
  • 3 Garlic cloves - Minced
  • 1½ teaspoon Ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon Paprika
  • 1 teaspoon Dried oregano
  • Salt and pepper - To taste
  • ⅓ cup Green olives - Chopped
  • 2 Hard-boiled eggs - Chopped
  • 2 tablespoon Raisins - v
🔸 For Baking:
  • 1 Egg - Beaten for egg wash

Equipment

  • 1 Large mixing bowl (For making dough)
  • 1 Rolling Pin (Wine bottle works in a pinch)
  • 1 5-inch round cutter (Or use small bowl as a guide)
  • 1 Sharp knife (For chopping fillings)
  • 1 Fork (For sealing empanada edges)
  • 1 Baking sheet (Line with parchment paper)
  • 1 Parchment paper (Prevents sticking when baking)

Method
 

  1. Mix flour, butter, egg, and cold water into dough; rest in fridge 30 min.
    Cubes of butter placed on top of flour in a glass bowl, likely for making empanada dough.
  2. Brown beef, sauté onions and garlic, then season with spices.
    A skillet filled with ground beef, chopped red peppers, onions, and green onions, cooking together.
  3. Cool filling, then stir in olives, hard-boiled eggs, and raisins.
    Raw empanada dough circles are laid out on a floured surface, ready to be filled and sealed.
  4. Roll dough, cut circles, fill, brush edges with egg wash, and seal.
    A brush is used to glaze golden-brown, freshly baked empanadas on a baking sheet.
  5. Brush tops with egg wash and bake at 375°F until golden brown.
    A close-up of a freshly baked beef empanada, showing a golden crust and a filling of ground beef, garnished with parsley.

Nutrition

Serving: 120gCalories: 290kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 10gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 7.5gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 250mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 300IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 2.2mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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