Empanada (Meat Pie)

343 calories per serving view nutrition facts

5 meat pies suggest servings

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Ingredients


filling
1	pound	ground beef
2	cloves	garlic	minced
2	large	eggs	hard boiled , cold, chopped
1/4	cup	milk
1	x	salt and black pepper
1	x	raisins, seedless	to taste
1	x	green olives	chopped
1	pinch	sweet red bell pepper	crushed
1	x	vegetable oil
1	large	onion	chopped
1	x	pastry dough

Directions

Fry onions in cooking oil until soft.

Add minced garlic and brown lightly.

Drain oil.

Add ground beef to onions and sauté until meat turns a light brown.

Add chopped olives, eggs, salt and black pepper, raisins, pinch of red pepper and milk.

Allow to simmer (uncovered) over low heat for 5 mins.

PASTRY DOUGH: Any good grade of commercial pie crust mix will give satisfactory results -or- use your own favorite recipe .

Roll out dough 1/8 inch thickness and cut with a 5 inch cutter.

Place meat filling on one side of the dough.

Fold the other side over the filling and pinch the edges.

Deep fry in hot cooking oil until crisp and brown or bake in a 400 degrees F oven until the crust is a golden brown.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 196g

Amount per Serving

Calories 343 55% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.0g	32%
Saturated Fat 8.0g	39%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 205mg	68%
Sodium 138mg	6%
Total Carbohydrate 6.0g	2%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	3%
Sugars 3.0g
Protein 32.0g	63%

Vitamin A	3%		Vitamin C	7%
Calcium	8%		Iron	20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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