Best Meat Turnovers Recipes

PASTECHIS (ANTILLEAN MEAT TURNOVERS)

Steps:

• Saute vegetables in oil.
• Add beef and cook until well done.
• Add bouillon cube, cumin, tomato paste and if necessary, a little water.
• Stir to mix ingredients.
• Simmer until bouillon cube is dissolved.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• You can do a taste test and make filling as spicy as desired.
• Place 1 generous teaspoon of filling on round of Pastechi Pastry.
• Fold rounds in half.
• Seal and crimp edges.
• Fry in hot oil till golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve warm!
• (We like to dip our pastechis in ketchup, but they're yummy plain too!).

BIEROCKS (GERMAN MEAT TURNOVERS)

Steps:

• Saute beef, onion and garlic, salt and lemon pepper in a large skillet over medium high heat, until beef is browned. Add cabbage, Worcestershire sauce and caraway seeds. Cook until cabbage is limp; drain liquid from mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• On a lightly floured board, roll each loaf of dough into a 12 inch circle. Cut each circle into 6 wedges. Spoon cabbage/beef filling onto center of each dough piece, dividing equally. Pull three points of each wedge up to the center and pinch to seal. Place bierocks on a lightly greased cookie sheet. If desired, brush dough with melted butter or egg wash (1 egg white with 2 tablespoons water).
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot, or wrap and freeze for heating later.

MEAT TURNOVERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400*.
• Cook and stir ground beef and onion until meat is brown and onion is tender. Stir in 2 Tblsp. baking mix, salt, garlic salt, catsup and sour cream; heat through.
• Stir 1 1/2 cups baking mix and the water to a soft dough. Gently smooth dough into a ball on floured cloth-covered board. Knead 5 times.
• Roll dough into a 12-inch square; cut into four 6-inch squares. Place squares on ungreased baking sheet; spoon 1/3 cup meat mixture on each. Fold dough over to make triangles and press edges together to seal securely. Cut slit in center of each turnover.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes.

AUSTRALIAN MEAT TURNOVERS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350'F.
• 2. In a large saute pan, heat up a tbsp. of oil and add the onion, celery and carrots. Saute for 1 minute. Add the garlic and ground turkey. Stir to break up the meat and cook for 2-3 minutes until the meat is beginning to change colour.
• 3. Add the salt, pepper and oregano. Stir in the ketchup, Dijon, tamari and broth. In a small bowl mix the water and arrow root flour together and mix well.
• 4. Remove the saute pan from the heat, set aside and let it cool slightly. Lay the thawed sheets out and cut into 8 equal squares. You might have to roll the full sheet a little to make it square.
• 5. Put a piece of parchment on your baking sheet and lay the squares onto the parchment and put some of the mixture on each of the 8 squares.
• 6. With the beaten egg, lighty paint the edges of the pastry. Fold the pastry over the tilling and seal the edges well. You should have 8 triangles when you're done.
• 7. Brush each of the turnovers with more egg and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the pastries are puffed up and golden brown on the outside.
• 8. Serve Warm and Enjoy!

MINIATURE MEAT TURNOVERS

Steps:

• 1. Brown hamburger in a large skillet. When all the red is gone, add the remaining ingredients and saute for about 10 minutes. Let cool slightly.
• 2. Unwrap a package of crescent rolls. CUT EACH CRESCENT ROLL IN HALF (very important) - they will not be evenly sized. Place 1 teaspoonful or so of meat mixture on each half of the crescent roll and wrap up (just pinch the dough around the mixture and make sure it is "closed") If you are using these right away, simply place each turnover on a cookie sheet about 1 inch apart. Continue with remaining crescent rolls and meat mixture.
• 3. Bake at 375 for approximately 15-20 minutes - until lightly browned.
• 4. If you are making these for later, place each turnover on a cookie sheet (get as many as you can on each sheet) - then place the cookie sheet in the freezer for about 10 minutes, until the turnovers are hardened slightly) - then you can just place them in plastic bag and freeze. When cooking the frozen turnovers, let them defrost slightly and cook them for about 5 minutes additional. Keep watching the bottoms so they don't burn.

BIEROCKS (GERMAN MEAT TURNOVERS)

Steps:

• Saute beef, onion and garlic, salt and lemon pepper in a large skillet over medium high heat, until beef is browned. Add cabbage, Worcestershire sauce and caraway seeds. Cook until cabbage is limp; drain liquid from mixture.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• On a lightly floured board, roll each loaf of dough into a 12 inch circle. Cut each circle into 6 wedges. Spoon cabbage/beef filling onto center of each dough piece, dividing equally. Pull three points of each wedge up to the center and pinch to seal. Place bierocks on a lightly greased cookie sheet. If desired, brush dough with melted butter or egg wash (1 egg white with 2 tablespoons water).
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve hot, or wrap and freeze for heating later.

MEAT TURNOVERS (PASTéIS)

Steps:

• Pastéis (singular pastel) are very Brazilian. The familiar shops often sell caldo de cana to drink with the pastéis. This drink is made by a special machine where sugar cane sticks are inserted into the machine. It is light green in color and very sweet. Pastéis are also commonly found on the Brazilian table with rice, brown beans and lettuce salad. They are equally popular served in a smaller size at fancy cocktail parties. They should be served hot from the pan. Sift the flour, add the salt, cut in the butter or lard and add the egg. Add drops of warm water until the dough holds together. Mix until it becomes smooth and elastic. Cover and let rise one hour. In Brazil you find several types of fillings: __Palmitos in white sauce __A square of white cheese, maybe Swiss __Beef-see below BEEF FILLING Heat the oil, add the onion and the ground beef. When well browned, add the flour, the salt and the pepper, the parsley and the green olives. While the above mixture is cooking, roll dough out to 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 3 inch squares. Place a spoonful of filling on each square. Put another square on top and seal. You could dampen the edge of the pastel and then seal by pressing down with a fork. The pastéis would be made smaller for appetizers. Heat the oil until it smokes. Deep fry pastéis individually. Drain on absorbent towel and eat hot. Alternate fillings: Palmitos in a white sauce (see Little Pies- Beef Fil), or cut squares of Swiss or mozzarella cheese, meat sauce recipe above. Small size pastéis are used as hors d'oeuvres and larger pastéis served as part of dinner. For a short cut to making the dough listed above, you can use wonton skins which are readily found in the produce counter at the super market.