Crispy Curried Beef Turnovers - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Sauce
    1 tablespoon curry powder
    2 teaspoons soy sauce
    2 teaspoons chili-garlic sauce
    1/2 teaspoon sugar
    1/4 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
    1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 teaspoons water
    Turnovers
    1 tablespoon cooking oil
    1/2 lb ground beef
    1/4 cup finely chopped onion
    1 green onion, minced
    pastry dough, for a 9 inch double-crust deep-dish pie
    1 egg yolk mixed with 1 teaspoon water
    1 cup mangoes or 1 cup other chutney
Preparation
    Combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
    Place a wok over high heat until hot. Add oil, swirling to coat sides. Add meat, onions and green onions and cook, stirring, until meat is browned and just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add sauce and cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens slightly. Remove from heat and let filling cool.
    Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F Roll out pastry on floured board to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Using a 3-inch round cookie cutter cut out 20 circles. For each turnover, place 2 teaspoons filling on half of a round, moisten edges of dough with water, then fold other half over to enclose filling. Crimp edges to seal.
    Place turnovers 1 inch apart on lightly oiled baking sheets; brush with egg yolk mixture. Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm with chutney on the side.

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