Photo shows the Regular dishBeef Empanadas — Soft & Bite-Sized
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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
The pastry shell cannot be retained in this draft Soft & Bite-Sized version. This is a pastry-free empanada filling adaptation requiring local review, not an intact empanada. Quantities retain the original 100-serve scale. Pastry removal changes the wheat/gluten and possible milk allergen profile; verify labels.
Soft, moist beef empanada filling with small tender pieces and smooth Salsa Roja.
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 softening 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, moist, fork-squashable filling, with pieces no larger than 1.5cm × 1.5cm and no separate thin liquid.
Sauce, gravy & liquid
Smooth Salsa Roja must cling to the filling without releasing thin liquid. Use reserved stock only for softening, then restore a cohesive consistency.
IDDSI Level 6 requirements
- Pieces no larger than 1.5cm × 1.5cm for adults.
- Squashes and changes shape under fork pressure and does not return to shape.
- Moist throughout; no thin liquid separating.
Preparation
Cooking
Texture modification
Serving & plating
IDDSI testing to perform
IDDSI testing & verification
Level 6 — Soft & Bite-Sized. Saved on this device only until staff logins are added.
