Roast Beef Empanadas
A few weeks ago Ben and I went to visit our friends Jason and Carrie in Decatur. Along with having a fun weekend catching up and enjoying our time together we ate some incredible food. Carrie made us empanadas with a chicken, black bean and corn filling. They were crazy good. The empanada dough is from Smitten Kitchen, but the filling was her own creation. I envy her ability and confidence in creating recipes without a recipe. Someday I will be able to break free from recipes and spread my culinary wings…
The chicken filling was good, but Carrie mentioned trying a different filling of roast beef at some point. On her way to Albuquerque this week, Carrie made a pit stop here and spent a few days with us. We tried these roast beef empanadas with lovely results. The flavors are quite different from a traditional empanada. It reminded me of a cheese-steak, only wrapped in pastry instead of a soft bread roll. Are you drooling? I am.
