Beef EmpañAdas & Romesco Sauce
- 1/2 onion medium, diced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 garlic clove finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon dark cocoa powder Hershey's special, 100% cacao
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground clove
- 3/4 pound ground beef
- 2 tablespoons golden raisins
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper freshly
- 14 ounces diced fire roasted tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh oregano
- 1 package Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets frozen, thawed
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 tablespoon water
- sauce Romesco
- In medium skillet over medium heat, cook onion until softened - 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add garlic, coco, cumin, cinnamon & clove; Stir the mixture to combine & becomes fragrant - 1 minute.
- Add ground beef & cook until no longer pink while breaking up lumps with a spoon - 5 minutes.
- Add raisins, salt, black pepper, oregano & tomatoes with reserved juice; Stir to combine & cook until liquid is reduced but mixture is still moist - 5 to 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat & let cool - 15 minutes.
- Assembling the empanadas: Preheat oven to 400u0b0F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, add egg and water; Whisk to combine.
- Unfold the puff pastry dough & lightly press to flatten the seams. Cut the dough into four equal squares. Repeat process with second puff pastry sheet.
- Spoon 1 to 2 tablespoons of beef mixture in the middle of each square. Lightly brush egg wash mixture to moisten edges of the dough & fold over to form a triangle. Seal & crimp edges with a fork.
- Place triangles on the prepared baking sheet & brush tops with egg wash.
- Bake until golden brown - 20 to 30 minutes.
- Serve with a Spanish Romesco sauce.
onion, olive oil, garlic, us special, ground cumin, ground cinnamon, ground clove, ground beef, golden raisins, kosher salt, cracked black pepper, fire roasted tomatoes, juice, fresh oregano, pastry sheets frozen, egg, water
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Beef-Empanadas-_-Romesco-Sauce-1648048 (may not work)