Dinner for 3
Beef Empanadas (10 servings)
Fill homemade flour pastries with seasoned beef, potato, vegetables, peas, and stock, then bake them until golden.
$11.99for 4 servings
$3.00 per serving$11.99 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: themodernproper.com
- 85 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 3servings (the source says 10, which counts pieces)
- $$typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Potatoes$0.99/lb typical | 0.45 lb | $0.43Typical price |
| Ground beef$5.49/lb typical | 0.75 lb | $4.12Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.2 lb | $0.26Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.15 lb | $0.17Typical price |
| Celery$2.29 each typical | a little | $0.22Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.15Typical price |
| Frozen vegetables$0.10/oz typical | 2.5 oz | $0.25Typical price |
| Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 6.25 oz | $0.44Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $8.99 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSalt and pepperDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blends
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1/3 cup ice water (optional)
- 1 russet potato
- 3/4 lb 80/20 ground beef
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 rib celery
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 3/4 cup beef stock
Steps
- Mix the flour and salt in a bowl, cut in the butter, then stir in one egg and enough ice water to form dough.
- Knead the dough briefly, wrap it, and chill it for 20 minutes.
- Boil the diced potato in water for 10 minutes, then drain it.
- Cook the onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in a large skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes, then add the beef and cook until it reaches 160 F.
- Stir in the potato, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, salt, pepper, peas, and stock, and simmer for 8 minutes until thickened.
- Heat the oven to 400 F, divide the dough into 10 pieces, fill and seal each piece, brush with the remaining beaten egg, and bake on a large baking sheet for 20 minutes.
Swaps
- Ground beef for Ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
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