Name: Mendoza Style Empanadas
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: Argentine
Ingredients: 500 g of ground beef (about 1.1 lb); 2 of onions, finely chopped; 3 tablespoons of pork fat or oil; 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika; to taste of crushed red pepper flakes (optional); to taste of cumin; to taste of oregano (optional); to taste of salt; 2 of hard-boiled eggs, chopped; 12 of green olives, pitted; 12 pieces of milk-based empanada dough discs; 1 of beaten egg, for brushing (optional)

Ingredients

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500 g of ground beef (about 1.1 lb)
2 of onions, finely chopped
3 tablespoons of pork fat or oil
1 teaspoon of smoked paprika
to taste of crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
to taste of cumin
to taste of oregano (optional)
to taste of salt
2 of hard-boiled eggs, chopped
12 of green olives, pitted
12 pieces of milk-based empanada dough discs
1 of beaten egg, for brushing (optional)