Pastelitos de Carne (Puff Pastry with Meat Filling)

Pastelitos de Carne (Puff Pastry with Meat Filling) are delicious flaky buttery meat pies filled with a savory and hyper tasty Carne Molida (Puerto Rican Picadillo) and baked to golden perfection.  Serve with a side of hot sauce and hot peppers if you like.

If you’re having a brunch or a get together with a few friends, these Pastelitos de Carne (Puff Pastry with Meat Filling) will be perfect!

Having a small luncheon for mom this weekend for Mothers Day?  These would truly be perfect, she will love them and certainly thank you!

Since Pastelitos de Carne are not very big, they make a perfect appetizer.  Serve one or two per person with a side of hot sauce and everyone will thank you.

They’re also great as a snack or even served for breakfast. 

What is in These Scrumptious Small Patties?

Pastelitos de carne are very simply made.  A savory meat filling and puff pastry!  Yep that’s it!  Just two ingredients!

To make the meat filling you can follow my carne molida (Puerto Rican Picadillo or Seasoned Ground Meat) recipe.

How to Make Pastelitos de Carne (Puff Pastry with Meat Filling)

Get all your ingredients together ready to go, veggies chopped etc..

Note: My carne molida recipe uses Puerto Rican sofrito but if you do not have homemade sofrito or store bought you can prepare some really quickly or simply exclude it from the carne molida recipe.  Do not worry, your carne molida recipe will still be delicious!

Begin with adding the ground meat to a skillet over medium heat.  Break ground meat apart with a spoon or spatula.

Add the peppers, onions, sofrito, garlic, sazon, oregano, cumin and vinegar and mix well.  Lower heat and cook for 10 minutes covered.

Note:  If ground meat is too oily, drain some of the oil out of pan.

Add tomato sauce, olives, water, potatoes and cilantro.  Stir well.  Cook for 15 minutes covered.

Drain excess oil if need be with a colander.

Unfold puff pastry sheet and with a rolling pin roll out to an ⅛ of thinness.

Then using a biscuit cutter or cup, cut circles.

Brush circles with egg wash.

Add a tablespoon or more of the meat mixture to center of circles.

Top with another circle and press down with your fingers all around circle.

Brush the tops with egg wash again.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve with hot sauce and hot peppers.  Enjoy!

Yumminess all around!

For more delicious recipes you will also love these: 

Empanadillas de Carne (Puerto Rican Empanadas)

The Best Baked Pork Chops

Canoas de Platano (Stuffed Plantains)

Fresas con Crema (Strawberries and Cream)

Puerto Rican Rice and Beans

Pollo Guisado (Puerto Rican Chicken Stew)

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