How to Make Delicious Beef Empanadas

A great at-home dinner for any day of the week, these beef empanadas from Esperanza, Auberge Resorts Collection in Cabo are a must.

Part 1: Empanada Dough

800 gr white flour
800 gr unsalted butter (cold, in small cubes)
2 eggs
pinch of salt
cold water (if necessary)

Directions: In a large bowl, sift the flour. Add the cold butter and work it with your hands until the butter is fully incorporated. Add the salt and the egg and mix until you get a homogeneous dough. Add cold water if the dough is too wet. Let rest for 20 min.

Part 2: Argentinian Empanada Stuffing

250 gr high-quality beef (New York suggested)
150 gr spring onion (only white part), finely chopped
150 ml canola oil
15 gr garlic (finely chopped)
150 gr red bell pepper, diced small
10 gr smoked paprika
5 gr cumin powder
10 gr spring onion (only green part), finely chopped
salt and pepper to taste

Directions: Start by heating half the oil in a large pan on medium heat. Then, start cooking the spring onion and garlic.

When the onion starts to become translucent, add the bell peppers, cumin and paprika and keep stirring until well mixed.

Take out the filling, swipe the pan with a paper towed and add the second half of the oil. Let it heat up and then add the chopped meat. Cook until golden brown.

Re-add the previous filling with the meat. Add the green part of the spring onion and season to taste. Let it cook down before starting to fill the empanadas.