Stuffed Puff

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (397 g) package puff pastry, defrosted
• 3/4 lb lean ground beef
• 1 medium whole tomato, finely chopped, seeds removed
• 1/4 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeds & membrane removed, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup ham, finely diced or 2 slices bacon, crisp fried & crumbled
• 1/4 cup fresh mushrooms, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet separate and fry your ground beef until it is cooked but not yet browned.
• 2 remove any grease from the skillet , add the tomato, onion, jalapeno pepper, ham or bacon, mushrooms & garlic.
• 3 stir fry until the vegetables are cooked.
• 4 add the soy sauce, worcestershire sauce & oregano.
• 5 continue cooking over low medium heat until the moisture has evaporated (approx 10 minutes), season with salt & pepper. allow to cool.
• 6 meanwhile roll out the puff pastry into two 12" squares, cut each square into four 6" pieces.
• 7 distribute the meat/vegetable mixture evenly on the center of each puff pastry square (just under 1/2 cup per square).
• 8 fold one corner over to form a triangle and press the edges well together so they will not separate while baking, cut a small slit on the top of each puff.
• 9 at this point you may place the stuffed puffs on a cookie sheet and freeze them, when frozen wrap them well and place them in your freezer. when you want to bake them allow them to defrost in your fridge for 2-3 hours before baking. continue with the final step.
• 10 place the freshly made puffs (or defrosted frozen) on a cookie sheet in the center of a 400 degree preheated oven for approx 20 minutes or until they are nicely browned and cooked.
• 11 serve warm.
• 12 you may want to, but not necessary, to serve a sauce on the side catsup, bbq, steak sauce or your favorite sauce, enjoy.