These Easy Beef Samosas are packed with flavorful beef and spices and wrapped in a crispy pastry shell. Perfect as a snack or appetizer!
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Drawing inspiration from South Asian cuisine, this easy beef samosa recipe uses readily available ingredients and takes just 30 minutes to prepare, depending on the quantity. The delicious beef filling, seasoned with a spice blend and slow-cooked to perfection, provides most of the flavor. Then, after slow-cooking, wrap the beef in ready-made pastry and deep-fry it until it turns golden and crispy. Serve at parties and gatherings with any sauce of your choice.
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Why You Should Try This Recipe
- These easy beef samosas are a crowd-pleasing appetizer option.
- The combination of crispy pastry and the meat filling is a tasty pairing.
- You can customize the meaty filling to suit your taste. For a spicy filling, add turmeric, cumin, and cayenne pepper.
- Double or triple the recipe if you are feeding many.
Easy Beef Samosas Ingredients
- Ground beef: Select good-quality beef for the best taste. Also, if the ground beef is frozen, let it thaw in the fridge overnight before cooking.
- Onions: Dice white onions to add more flavor to the filling. You can also use shallots instead.
- Potatoes: Peel and dice potatoes and combine them with the ground beef filling.
- Cumin: For flavor.
- Salt to taste: Add some salt, as the chicken bullion contains sodium.
- Pepper: Add cayenne, paprika or black pepper to the filling for more heat.
- Herb: Add thyme, oregano or mixed herbs to the filling.
- Spring roll pastry: Buy ready-made spring roll pastry and use it to wrap the beef filling. This will save you some time.
- Cornflour: Combine cornflour with water and use it to seal the pastries.
- Vegetable oil: Or Sunflower oil for frying.
Tips and Substitutions
- Make-ahead: You can make the easy beef samosa filling and fill the pastries beforehand. Then, cover them with plastic wrap, refrigerate them, and fry them once you are ready to serve.
- Quality of Beef: Use lean ground beef for a healthier option and to prevent the samosas from becoming too greasy.
- Pastry: Seal the pastry tightly to avoid spillage during frying. Do not overstuff the pastry, as it could cause it to burst open.
- Frying: Fry the easy beef samosas at medium heat to cook them evenly and the pastry is crispy.
- Add-ins: For a nutritious twist, add more vegetables to the filling. Popular choices include carrots and peas, which enhance the flavor and add a delightful crunch.
How to Make Easy Beef Samosas
- Start by preparing the filling. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onions to the pan and cook for a few minutes.
2. Then, add ground beef and season it with salt, pepper, cumin, and thyme. Stir well. Next, add chopped potatoes to the pan and mix with the seasoned beef.
3. Continue to cook the mixture until the beef is browned and the potatoes are tender. Remove the pan from the heat and let the filling cool down completely.
4. Next, take a pastry sheet and place some cooled minced beef filling on it. Then, fold the pastry over the filling to form the samosa, ensuring the edges are sealed using cornflour and water.
5. Next, heat oil in a saucepan or deep fryer over medium heat. Then, once the oil is hot, carefully place the samosas in the oil and fry them for 3-5 minutes on each side, or until they turn golden brown.
Use a slotted spoon to remove the samosas from the oil and place them on a paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
6. Finally, serve these crispy easy beef samosas with tomato relish, Easy Vegetarian Scotch Eggs or green chutney.
Recipe FAQs
They are made with ground beef, potatoes, vegetables, cumin, salt, pepper and herbs. These ingredients can vary depending on the recipe.
Samosas are traditionally served with green chutney. It can be purchased from supermarkets or made at home from scratch.
Serve hot or at room temperature.
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Easy Beef Samosas
Equipment
- Pan
Ingredients
- ½ onion diced
- 350 g of ground beef
- 1 large potato diced
- ¼ teaspoon of cumin
- ¼ teaspoon of cayenne pepper
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- ½ teaspoon of thyme or bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon cornflour see notes
- 12-14 pastry sheets
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Then add ground beef and season salt, pepper, cumin, and thyme. Stir well.
- Next, add chopped potatoes to the pan and mix with the beef and continue to cook the mixture until the beef is browned and the potatoes are tender.
- Once done, remove the pan from the heat and allow the filling to cool down completely.
- Next, take a sheet of pastry and place a portion of the cooled minced beef filling on it. Fold the pastry over the filling to form the samosa, ensuring the edges are sealed using the cornflour mixture. Do not overfill the pastry sheets.
- Then, heat oil in a saucepan or deep fryer over medium heat. Place the samosas in the hot oil and fry for 3-5 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
- Use a slotted spoon to remove the samosas from the oil and place them on a paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
- Finally, serve these crispy beef samosas with tomato relish or green chutney.
Notes
- Cornflour: Combine 1 tablespoon of cornflour with 1 tablespoon of water. This mixture will help seal the samosas.
- Pastry: Ensure the pastry is sealed properly to prevent the filling from spilling out during frying. In addition, do not overfill the pastry as it will split while frying.
- Make-ahead: You can make the samosa filling and fill the pastries beforehand. Cover them with a plastic wrap and fry them once you are ready to serve.
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