Epcot Food and Wine Festival: Spicy Beef Empanadas Recipe


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Beef Empanadas Ingredients:
1 lb beef sirloin 

Coarse sea salt 


Chimichurri Sauce:  Here >>

Mashed Potatoes Ingredients:
1 lb boiling potatoes, peeled and quartered
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened and cut into small cubes 

1 tsp finely chopped garlic 

1 cup heavy cream 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 




Beef Empanadas Procedure:
Prepare charcoal grill for the beef.
To make the sauce, combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Cook the potatoes in a large pan of boiling salted water for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain the potatoes and transfer them to a mixing bowl.
Coarsely mash the potatoes with a fork, incorporating the butter, garlic, cream and salt and pepper to taste. Set aside and keep warm.
For the beef, rub the meat all over with the coarse salt and grill over a charcoal heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until desired doneness. Allow to rest for 10 minutes and then carve into thin slices.
If to serve, divide the potatoes and beef among four plates and surf the Chimichurri Sauce on the side.



Restaurant: Epcot Food and Wine Festival
Recipe Type: Unknown
Original Photograph By: Disney
Photograph Retouched By: Recipe Spy
Recipe Source: http://www.cookingwithmickeyblog.com/2011/10/spicy-beef-empanadas-buenos-aires.html