Beef Empanadas - Casa M Spice Co
★ Issue CMSC·19–021 · Published 24 Jun 2019
MainMexican

Beef Empanadas.

Seared beef seasoned with Cattle Drive® and Chain Reaction® gets chopped, simmered with vegetables, then wrapped tight in pastry

PREP 30 min
COOK 25 min
TOTAL 1:05 hours
SERVES 16 people
HEAT mild
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Seared beef seasoned with Cattle Drive® and Chain Reaction® gets chopped, simmered with vegetables, then wrapped tight in pastry

Ingredients

for the empanadas

  • 2 pounds beef sirloin steak, about 1/2 inch thick
  • 2 teaspoons Casa M Spice Co® Cattle Drive® or Uncontrolled Cattle Drive®, divided
  • 2 Tablespoons corn/vegetable oil (for fryng)
  • 1 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 yellow bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 1/4 cup red cabbage, chopped
  • 3 Tablespoons green salad olives, chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons lime juice, fresh squeezed
  • 2 Tablespoons tomato sauce
  • 16 frozen empanada dough rounds, thawed (follow package directions)

for the garnish

  • sour cream
  • salsa verde
  • pico de gallo
  • cheese, grated

Method

  1. 01

    Season the steaks with spices

    2 min

    Give the meat a good coating of both Cattle Drive® and Chain Reaction® — you want every surface covered so the seasoning bonds during the sear, not just dusts the surface.

  2. 02

    Sear steaks 3 min per side in hot skillet

    7 min

    Steaks will be rare; they cook more later

  3. 03

    Let steaks rest 10 minutes

    10 min

    Reserve skillet with drippings for filling

  4. 04

    Chop rested steaks as small as possible

    5 min

    Chop those steaks into pieces no bigger than a pea; the smaller they are, the better they'll hold the sauce and meld together in your empanada filling.

  5. 05

    Cook vegetables, cilantro, and garlic 5 min

    5 min

    Use reserved skillet with drippings

  6. 06

    Add beef, soy sauce, lime, spices; cook 3 min

    3 min

    You're looking for the liquid to reduce by about half and darken slightly — that's when the flavors concentrate and the beef absorbs the soy and lime instead of swimming in sauce.

  7. 07

    Add tomato sauce and cook 4-5 min

    5 min

    Keep moist; adjust spice to taste

  8. 08

    Fill and seal empanada discs with filling

    12 min

    Moisten edges with water; press with fork

  9. 09

    Fry empanadas until golden on both sides

    8 min

    Oil 1 inch deep; medium heat to avoid burning

From Mike's Notebook

01

Sear the steaks rare on purpose — they finish cooking in the filling and stay tender, not tough.

02

Don't skip reserving those pan drippings; they're seasoning gold for the whole filling.

03

Chop the beef small enough that it binds together when you bite it, not into chunks.

Nutrition

205 Calories / serving
14 gProtein
9 gTotal Fat
3 gSat. Fat
16 gCarbs
1 gFiber
1 gSugars
135 mgSodium

Estimated · 1 serving · calculated from the ingredient list, not lab-tested.

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