Empanada Filling

Name: Empanada Filling
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup water; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 large onion, diced; 1 pound ground beef; 12 pitted kalamata olives, diced; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 1/2 cup raisins; 3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped; salt and ground black pepper to taste

11 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup water
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, diced
1 pound ground beef
12 pitted kalamata olives, diced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 cup raisins
3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1

Stir flour into water in a small bowl until dissolved.
2

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat and saute onion in oil until softened, about 5 minutes; add ground beef, olives, cumin, and paprika. Cook and stir the beef mixture until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
3

Pour flour-water mixture into the beef and stir to coat evenly. Add raisins, stir, and cook until the raisins are plump, about 5 minutes. Fold eggs into the beef mixture; season with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool before using to fill empanadas.