Spanish · Dinner
Fried Meat Turnovers (High-Protein)
Crisp fried turnovers of seasoned ground beef and hard-boiled egg wrapped in a lard-enriched dough, boosted with black beans for higher protein. Sofrito vegetables, smoked paprika and cumin season the filling, finished with green olives and served with lime wedges.
$5
30 minsPrep
15 minsCook
45 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
702Calories
52.3gProtein
37.1gFat
48.6gCarbs
4.3gSugar
6.8gFiber
812mgSodium
337mgChol
12.4gSat Fat
890mgPotassium
95mgCalcium
6.4mgIron
2.9mcgVitamin B12
19mgVitamin C
protein-rich
high-fiber
high-protein
Instructions
1
Prep
Hard-boil the egg over medium heat for 9 minutes until yolk is set, cool under cold water, peel and chop finely.
2
Prep
In a bowl, combine flour and salt, cut in chilled lard with your fingers until breadcrumb texture forms, stir in cold water and bring together into dough.
3
Chill
Wrap dough in plastic and rest in refrigerator for 30 minutes until firm.
4
Prep
Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat and sauté onion, garlic and bell pepper for 4 minutes until softened, add ground beef and sear 5 minutes, breaking it up until no pink remains, stir in crushed tomato, smoked paprika and cumin and simmer 4 minutes, fold in black beans, chopped egg and green olives and cool 5 minutes.
5
Prep
Roll dough on floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness, cut into two 5-inch rounds, spoon filling onto one half of each round, fold over and press edges firmly with fork to seal.
6
Fry
Shallow-fry turnovers in vegetable oil over medium heat for 3 minutes per side until deep golden and crisp.
7
Plate
Lift turnovers onto paper-towel-lined plate to drain for 1 minute, arrange on serving plate with lime wedge alongside.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 13 oz369g ground beef
- 1/2 cup70g black beans, cooked, drained
- 22 eggs
- 1/2 cup70g onion
- 4 cloves4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cup60g red bell pepper
- 4 tbsp60g canned crushed tomato
- 2 tsp2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tbsp20g green olives
- 2 tsp2 tsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 cup190g all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp24g lard, chilled
- 6 tbsp90ml water, cold
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup120ml vegetable oil, for shallow-frying
- 22 lime wedge, to serve
