Empanadas with a Spicy Beef Filling – Argentinian Food

INGREDIENTS

Beef filling:

400

g/ 14 oz ground beef

onion, about 75 g/ 2.6 oz

3 tbsp

chopped parsley

1 tbsp

chopped coriander

1/2 tsp

smoked paprika

1 tsp

sweet paprika

small jalapeňo, more or less to taste (See note 1)

2 tsp

ground cumin

1 tsp

ground coriander

1 tsp

chili flakes, optional and to taste

1/2 tsp

salt

1/2 tbsp

olive oil

2 tbsp

tomato paste

egg for brushing the empanadas

Empanada dough:

375

g/ 13.2 oz/ 3 cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 tsp

salt

220

g/ 7.7 oz/ ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons/ almost 2 sticks (minus about 1 teaspoon) very cold butter (See note 2)

eggs

100

ml/ 3.4 fl.oz/ 1/3 cup + 2 tablespoons very cold water