Heart-Shaped Beef Empanadas
A delicious snack packed with the flavors of the kitchen from Surinam. A delicious savory snack for the one you love.
Ingredients
- 400 gr Puff pastry
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 carrot peeled and finely chopped
- 500 gr minced beef
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp masala
- pinch of nutmeg
- 50 gr frozen peas
- 3 eggs hard boiled and cut in chunks
- 3 pickles finely chopped
- handful celery leaves finely chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
- 1 egg beaten
Instructions
- In a pan cook the onion and carrot until soft.
- Add the meat and cook until brown.
- Add the tomato paste and cook for about 30 seconds. Add the nutmeg, cumin powder, masala, salt and pepper.
- Add the peas and let it simmer for a couple of minutes.
- Add the pickles, celery leaves and eggs. Mix well and let it cool.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Cut hearts out of your puff pastry. Place some of the meat mixture on 1 piece of heart and cover it with a second piece of heart. Seal the edges with a fork.
- Brush with the beaten egg and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy!