Food & Wine Festival RECIPE needed

[lynninpa]

Does anyone have the recipe for the Spicy Beef Empanadas served in the Argentina booth at The F&W Festival?! My co-worker just returned and loved these and so I would love to surprise her with the recipe.

 

[Shell0616]

I pulled this recipe from last years cook book...Hope she likes it

For the dough
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoons sea salt
½ pound cold lard, cut into
small ¼ in cubes
1 egg-beaten
1 cup water


For the filling
1 cup lard, melted
2 ½ finely chopped white onion
1 1/2 pounds of cooked roast beef
cut into ¼ in cubes
2 Tablespoons paprika
1 Tablespoon red chili flakes
Salt and pepper to taste

For the dough, combine the flour and salt in a large mixing bowl
With your fingers, work the lard into the flour until the mixture resembles
coarse oatmeal
Combine the beaten egg with the water and gradually add to the flour
mixture, stirring with a wooded spoon until soft dough forms
Transfer the dough to a floured surface and knead it until smooth, about 5 minutes. Cover the dough and set aside to rest.
For the filling, heat the lard in a large sauté pan over medium heat until melted. Stir in onions and cook over low heat until soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Remove the pan from heat.
Stir in the beef, paprika, chili flakes, salt and pepper and allow to cool
Pre-heat over to 350
Roll dough to 1/8 in thick
With a round 5 inch diameter cutter, stamp out 20 circles
Lightly brush the edges with water and put 2 tablespoons of filling in the middle
Fold the dough in half to form a semi circle and firmly press the edges together.
Place the empanadas on a baking sheet and bake until golden brown, about 10-15 minutes. Serve immediately