Photo shows the Regular dishBeef Empanadas — Minced & Moist
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AI-drafted texture method — not from the recipe book and not clinically approved. Texture suitability should be confirmed according to the resident's individual swallowing and dietary requirements and the facility's clinical/dietetic processes.
Requires Clinical or Recipe Review
Pastry-based empanadas cannot be retained at Minced & Moist texture. The safer draft below uses only the original filling and salsa and requires local review. It retains the original 100-serve scale. Removing pastry changes wheat/gluten and possible milk allergens; egg remains. Verify all supplier labels.
Minced and moist empanada-style beef filling bound with thick, smooth Salsa Roja; no pastry.
Ingredients
- Beef mince 2200g
- Vegetable oil 100g, for filling
- Garlic, crushed 25g, for filling
- Onions, chopped 700g
- Capsicum flesh, peeled and seeded 700g
- Cumin 25g
- Paprika 25g
- Dried oregano 30g
- Cayenne pepper 3g, optional
- Stock 900g
- Additional stock 500g, available for blending and moisture adjustment; use as needed
- Sugar 10g
- Raisins 150g
- Pitted olives 160g
- Hard-boiled eggs, peeled 540g
- Flat-leaf parsley leaves 40g
- Crushed tomatoes 600g
- Garlic, crushed 25g, for salsa
- Fresh chilli, deseeded 30g
- Red onion 150g
- Coriander leaves and tender stalks 200g
- White vinegar 100g
- Vegetable oil 150g, for salsa
- Food thickener, as needed, as per manufacturer's instructions
- Puff pastry omitted: source quantity unspecified
- Water or milk pastry brush omitted: source quantity unspecified
Final texture
Soft particles no larger than 4mm, held together by thick smooth sauce; moist, cohesive and not sticky, dry or crumbly.
Sauce, gravy & liquid
Thick, smooth Salsa Roja binds the mince. No watery tomato liquid, stock or oil should separate from the finished portion.
IDDSI Level 5 requirements
- Pieces no larger than 4mm (fits between fork prongs).
- Moist and cohesive, served in thick smooth sauce; no thin liquid.
- Holds on a tilted spoon and slides off with little residue.
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IDDSI testing & verification
Level 5 — Minced & Moist. Saved on this device only until staff logins are added.
