Chorizo and beef empanadas with chimichurri by Miguel Maestre

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Ingredients

• 600g Careme puff pastry
• Olive oil, for frying
• 2 small onions, peeled and finely diced
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 1/2 small chilli seedless finely chopped
• Pinch ground cumin
• Pinch ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp paprika
• 250g minced beef
• 250g minced chorizo
• 4 tbsp pitted green olives, chopped
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• Pinch of sugar

• 4 hardboiled eggs, finely chopped
• 1 large egg, beaten
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Kale Chimichurri Sauce:
• Bunch flat leaf parsley
• Handful kale leaves
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp dried chilli flakes, to taste
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 5 tbsp olive oil

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Directions

• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 190 degrees. Roll out pastry to a thickness of 3mm and cut out eighteen discs, using an 11cm cutter or small plate. Cover the discs with cling film and chill while you prepare the filling.

• Step 2

  Heat a saucepan over a medium heat and add a little olive oil. Sweat the onion, chilli and garlic gently for about 5 minutes until soft but not coloured. Add the cumin, cinnamon and paprika and stir until aromatic.

• Step 3

  Add the beef and chorizo, season with salt and pepper and cook for about 5 minutes until lightly browned. Mix in the olives, oregano, chilli flakes, sugar and eggs. Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary. Leave to cool.

• Step 4

  Once the beef has cooled, spoon about 1 tablespoon onto each pastry disc, leaving a 1cm border around the edge. Brush beaten egg around half the border, then fold the pastry over and press the edges together to seal and create a half-moon shape. Crimp the edges, removing any air pockets as you go.

  

• Step 5

  Chill the empanadas for 20 minutes to firm up. Place the empanadas on a baking tray. Make a steam hole in the top of each one with a skewer, then brush with beaten egg. Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes until the pastry is golden brown.

• Step 6

  Meanwhile, make the chimichurri. Place the parsley, kale, garlic in a small food processor and roughly chop. Add the rest of the ingredients and blitz briefly to combine. Taste and season add dried oregano.

• Step 7

  Once the empanadas are cooked, cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or cold with the chimichurri on the side to spoon over or dip into.

  
  

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