Being married with an Argentinian has open up a world of different kinds of food and new flavors.One of my husband's favorite dishes are pies or Tartas as Argentinians called them. They are served either for lunch or dinner and they can be made with different ingredients.
The filling is usually a mixture of vegetables and cheese but the one I made today has beef. If you you are a vegetarian you can skip the beef and add any other vegetables that you like.
Today, I am going to share with you a recipe my mother-in-law taught me.
This is what you need:
- 1 package (2 sheets) of masa pascualina or pie pastry dough
- 1 big onion, chopped
- 20 oz of cooked spinach, drained
- 1 cup of mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 pound of lean ground beef
- Salt
- Seasoning mixture (oregano, paprika, bay leaf powder and white pepper)
- 1/2 Tbsp. of olive oil
1. Heat oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Add onion and saute for about 3 minutes.
2. Meanwhile preheat oven to 350 F.
3. Add ground beef, and sprinkle with seasoning mixture, cooked until the beef is not longer pink. Remove from heat.
4. Place one pastry sheet over greased, round baking dish.
5. In a big bowl mix cooked spinach, beef and cheese.
6. Pour mixture into the pastry sheet.
7. Place remaining pastry sheet over mixture; fold and tuck pastry edges.
8. Brush surface with a little bit of milk; pierce pastry several times.
9. Bake for 35 minutes or until top is golden brown.
Makes 7-8 servings
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