Best Pasteis De Carne Savory Meat Puffs Recipes

Pastelitos de Carne (Puff Pastry with Meat Filling) image

Provided by Mexican Appetizers and More

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 5

carne molida (follow link for full recipe)
2 sheets puff pastry dough
1 egg (whisked)
hot sauce
hot peppers

Steps:

Follow recipe instructions from my carne molida post.Let meat cool.Note: Although my carne molida recipe calls for potatoes and sofrito, these two can be excluded from the carne molida you make for this dish. You will still end up with delicious picadillo.
Unfold puff pastry sheet and with a rolling pin roll out to an 1/8 of thinness.Then using a biscuit cutter or cup, cut circles.Brush circles with egg wash.
Add a tablespoon or more to center of circles.Top with another circle and press down with your fingers all around circle.Brush the tops with egg wash again.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.Serve with hot sauce and hot peppers. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 6 g, Calories 449 kcal, Carbohydrate 36 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 31 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Sodium 203 mg, Fiber 1 g

Pasteis De Carne (fried Pastries With Meat Filling) image

Provided by Derf2440

Time 2h55m

Yield 24 pastries

Number Of Ingredients 16

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
10 tablespoons shortening, melted to lukewarm
1/2 cup milk, mixed with
1/2 cup hot water
2 tablespoons oil
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, smashed
2 tomatoes, peeled,seeded and chopped
1 lb ground beef
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, chopped
8 green olives, chopped
oil (for deep frying)

Steps:

To prepare the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a bowl.
Add the melted shortening and warm milk and water.
Mix to a smooth dough and cut into 2 pieces.
To prepare the filling, heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onion and garlic and fry for 5 minutes until soft and golden.
Add the tomatoes, ground beef and salt.
Simmer for 20 minutes until almost dry.
Remove from the heat.
Add the chopped parsley, egg, cheese and olives and mix well.
To assemble pastries, roll out the pastry on a floured board to 1/8 inch thickness.
Cut 12, 4 inch circles from each piece, 24 circles.
Place 1 tablespoon filling on each circle and moisten around the edge with warm water.
Fold over and seal the edges well.
Deep fry in preheated 375f degree oil for 4 to 5 minutes until golden and crisp.
Remove with slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper towel.
The pastries are also delicious cold and make good picnic fare.
They may also be made without the ground beef.
Variation to replace ground beef, use finely chopped ham, chopped chicken, or shrimp.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 173.4, Fat 10.6, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 23.2, Sodium 192.9, Carbohydrate 13.2, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 0.6, Protein 6.2

Pasteis de Carne - Savory Meat Puffs image

Provided by Suzy Chaves

Number Of Ingredients 8

Steps:

1. In a large skillet cook meat until browned. Remove from pan, drain and set aside. In same skillet add unions and garlic and cook until golden brown. Add onion mix to meat and let cool.
2. Place meat mixture in food processor and pulse 5 times or until the meat is fine consistency. Add parsley and cheese and pulse 2 times.
3. Roll out dough and cut into 3?x6? rectangle. Place 1 tablespoon meat in center of rectangle. Fold over one side onto the other to create a square pinching edges.
4. Cover 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Place puffs onto paper and brush with egg wash. Cook in preheated oven at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
5. Serve warm or at room temperature. Freeze or store in refrigerator 3 days.