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Argentine · Argentina
Beef empanadas
Also called empanadas
Beef empanadas, a dish from Argentina (empanadas).
Pai editors’ mark 4 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
Beef empanadas is cooked in Argentina as its own dish. Fill a dough with beef, onion, olive, and raisin and bake until the crust is spotted. Amounts are scaled for four from foods this library can count, so the nutrition panel comes from those ingredients.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
59
Health score
Balanced
Moderate
Richness
Balanced
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 20%
- Carbs 36%
- Fat 44%
Watch · Diabetes-friendly
It misses a gentler mark: sugar, fiber, the starch mix, or the richness of the plate.
Watch · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, or fiber keeps this off the heart-friendly list.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Suits · High protein
About 37 g of protein in the serving.
Watch · Low sodium
About 702 mg of sodium, above the 450 mg mark.
Watch · Gluten-free
Wheat or gluten is in the required list.
Suits · Dairy-free
No milk ingredients in the required list.
Watch · Vegetarian
Meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish is in the required list.
Suits · Pregnancy
No alcohol, liver, or caffeine in the required list. Cook meat, eggs, and seafood through.
Watch · Gentle when sick
Fat or sugar is high for a day when appetite is low.
Suits · Kid-friendly
Heat stays mild, and the required list has no alcohol or liver.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- All-purpose flour228 kcal
- Ground beef, 90% lean198 kcal
- Kalamata olive135 kcal
- Egg72 kcal
- Olive oil62 kcal
- Raisins30 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 44.2. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
A full serving is about 745 kcal. Half a serving is about 373 kcal, which fits a lighter day more easily.
Allergens. Egg, Gluten, Wheat
Make it healthier
Serve three-quarters of the plate
The ingredient mix stays the same. Calories are three-quarters of the counted serving.
About 559 kcal after the change.
Do not add salt at the table.
The seasoning already in the pot is the amount the panel counts. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Replace the meat or fish with the same weight of drained chickpeas.
The seasoning and the method stay. The center of the plate changes. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 745 kcal | 37% |
| Protein | 37 g | 74% |
| Carbohydrate | 65.1 g | 24% |
| Fiber | 5.3 g | 19% |
| Total sugars | 8.9 g | 18% |
| Fat | 35.9 g | 46% |
| Saturated fat | 8.5 g | 43% |
| Cholesterol | 259 mg | 86% |
| Sodium | 702 mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 677 mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 72 mg | 6% |
| Iron | 7.1 mg | 39% |
| Magnesium | 53 mg | 13% |
| Zinc | 6.6 mg | 60% |
| Vitamin A | 97 mcg | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 3.4 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 1.1 mcg | 6% |
| Vitamin E · estimate | 2.7 mg | 18% |
| Vitamin K · estimate | 66 mcg | 55% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.6 mg | 49% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.7 mg | 57% |
| Niacin (B3) | 9.6 mg | 60% |
| Vitamin B6 · estimate | 0.7 mg | 43% |
| Folate · estimate | 189 mcg | 47% |
| Vitamin B12 | 2.9 mcg | 122% |
Low-confidence marks sit on glycemic load or on vitamins the USDA row left blank. Those vitamins are filled from a food-group reference and labeled as estimates. Reported USDA values, including zeros, are kept. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- Calories land in a hearty range. Pair it with a lighter meal later.
- Protein is high enough to make the meal satisfying.
- Saturated fat is moderate to high. Worth noticing if cholesterol is on your mind.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Oven
- Scale
- Mixing bowls
- Parchment
- The pan in the method
- Cooling rack
- Skewer or toothpick
- Oven thermometer
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
All-purpose flour2 cups250 g
Ground beef, 90% lean1 lb450 g
Yellow onion1 onion180 g
Ground cumin1 tsp2 g
Sweet paprika1 tsp2 g
Egg4 eggs200 g
Raisins0.25 cup40 g
Kalamata olive1.5 cups300 g
Olive oil2 tbsp30.77 ml
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Do not add salt at the table.. The seasoning already in the pot is the amount the panel counts.
- Replace the meat or fish with the same weight of drained chickpeas.. The seasoning and the method stay. The center of the plate changes.
Method
AI-generated photo.
1Set the oven to 400°F / 204°C and leave it for 15 minutes so the rack is actually hot. Weigh all-purpose flour, ground beef, 90% lean, yellow onion, ground cumin, sweet paprika, egg, raisins, kalamata olive, olive oil. Beef empanadas is cooked in Argentina as its own dish. Fill a dough with beef, onion, olive, and raisin and bake until the crust is spotted. Amounts are scaled for four from foods this library can count, so the nutrition panel comes from those ingredients.
Heat oven 15 min
AI-generated photo.
2Line the pan with parchment. If this is Beef empanadas, a bare pan is the usual reason the first slice sticks. Butter only the parchment, not a pool of fat.
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3Stir the dry ingredients in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another. Combine them until the batter or dough for Beef empanadas is even, with no dry streaks and no long mixing after that.
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4Scrape the mixture into the pan and level the top. Beef empanadas bakes evenly only when the center is not a dome of unmixed batter.
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Beef empanadas, step 5
Step 5 · Bake about 25 min
5Bake at 400°F / 204°C until this is true: A skewer in the center of Beef empanadas comes out with a few moist crumbs, and the top springs back. Start checking at 25 minutes. Opening the door early drops the heat.
Bake about 25 min
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Beef empanadas, step 6
Step 6 · Cool 10 min
6Cool Beef empanadas in the pan for 10 minutes, then move it to a rack. Cutting while it is steaming collapses the crumb. Film Beef empanadas in this shot order and no other: hands shaping a loaf or patty; beans or grains tender at the edge of a bite; a thermometer in the thickest center; a skewer pulled from the center. Slate words for the editor: shimmer, ivory, windowlight, linen, zephyr, nutmeg, drizzle, velvety, luster, birch.
Cool 10 min
How you know it is done
A skewer in the center of Beef empanadas comes out with a few moist crumbs, and the top springs back.
If it goes wrong
- Beef empanadas looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center.
- Beef empanadas spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
Storage
Cool Beef empanadas completely. Keep it covered at room temperature for 2 days, or wrap and freeze for a month. Refrigerate custard, cream, and fresh-fruit fillings the same day and eat them within 3 days.
How this dish helps your daily life
- Beef empanadas is cooked by bake in Argentina. The steps follow that technique, including the timing above.
- The meat, poultry, or fish is the protein. The panel is this plate, not a generic serving.
Notes
Pregnancy. Cook meat, poultry, and eggs through. Use pasteurized dairy if the recipe includes it. There is no alcohol in the required list.
Allergens in the required list: Egg, Gluten, Wheat.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.