Air Fryer Empanadas
Ready in 30 minutes, this air fryer recipe is a must-have!
Servings: 5 empanadas
Ingredients
- 320g pre-rolled short crust pastry
To Serve
- Guacamole
Empanada Mix
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 red onion, finely diced
- ½ red pepper, finely diced
- 1 pinch flaky salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 250 g beef mince
- 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon chipotle flakes
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon tomato puree
- 2 tablespoon frozen peas
- Grated cheese (I used a mixture of cheddar and mozzarella)
Instructions
- Place your frying pan on medium heat. Drizzle in your oil, then add in your garlic, red onion, red pepper, salt, and pepper. Fry for 5 minutes, then add in your beef mince and the rest of your seasonings. Once your beef mince is cooked, add in your peas. Fry for a further 3 minutes then turn off the heat and set aside (give the mixture a taste and season accordingly).
- Remove your shortcrust pastry from its packaging and use a large pastry cutter to cut out pastry wrappers. Make sure to use all of the pastry.
- Get one of your wrappers and place a spoonful of cheese onto one side. Top with two spoonfuls of your beef mixture. Fold the wrapper over into a semi-circle and seal it with your fingers. Pleat along the edge of the half-moon empanada to make it look pretty (see video on Instagram for more help!). Repeat this step for all of the empanadas.
- Place your empanadas in the air fryer for 15 minutes at 180C. Serve up with some guacamole and enjoy!