
The other day I was watching an old episode of Will and Grace. Will was telling Grace how he was preparing a meal of appetizers for his father. This got me thinking, if I did that I would definitely have these savory picadillo (ground beef) puff pastries (pastelitos de carne) on my menu.
How to make Cuban pastelitos de carne
These light and puffy pillows of pastry dough and picadillo are delicious! You might be thinking what is picadillo? Picadillo is ground beef cooked with onions and garlic and tomato sauce. Picadillo is used in a variety of Cuban dishes. The dishes that use this combination of ground beef and seasoning are:
- Picadillo
- Picadillo with potatoes
- Picadillo pastries (pastelitos)
- Empanadas
- Papa Rellenas
However, today I am going to show you how to make it as a pastry that can be eaten any time of day. They are easy to make and we will be using some base ingredients that I always have on hand and you probably do too. Also, we will be cutting them into 3″x3″ squares but when making them for a party you can cut them into 2″x3″ rectangles too. I use store bought pastry sheets to keep it simple. Let’s get started!
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Ingredients
- Picadillo Filling
- Pastry Dough
Instructions
- Picadillo Filling
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