Beef Empañadas

Ingredients for Beef Empañadas

• 2 hard-boiled large eggs

• 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped

• 1 cucchiaio di olio d'oliva

• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

• 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

• 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano

• 350g beef mince chuck

• 2 tablespoons raisins

• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped pimiento-stuffed olives

• 1 (400g) can whole tomatoes in juice, drained, reserving 2 tablespoons juice, and chopped

• 1 package frozen empanada pastry disks, thawed

• About 950ml vegetable oil

• a deep-fat thermometer

Cut each egg crosswise into 10 thin slices.

Cook onion in olive oil in a heavy medium skillet over medium heat, stirring frequently, until softened. Add garlic, cumin, and oregano and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in beef and cook, breaking up lumps with a fork, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.

Add raisins, olives, 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoons pepper, and tomatoes with reserved juice, then cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced but mixture is still moist, about 5 minutes. Spread on a plate to cool.

Preheat oven to 93°C with rack in middle.

Lay a large sheet of plastic wrap on a dampened work surface (to help keep plastic in place), then roll out an empanada disk on plastic wrap to measure about 6 inches. Place 45ml meat mixture on disk and top with 2 slices of egg. Moisten edges of disk with water and fold over to form a semicircle, then crimp with a fork. Make more empanadas in same manner.

Heat 3/4 inch vegetable oil in a deep 12-inch skillet over medium heat until it registers 182°C on thermometer. Fry empanadas, 2 or 3 at a time, turning once, until crisp and golden, 4 to 6 minutes per batch.

Transfer to a shallow baking pan and keep warm in oven. Return oil to 182°C between batches.

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