Do you love Mexican flavours and easy dishes? Then you need to try these little Mexican meatloaves in puff pastry. They are filled with juicy, spiced beef, melted cheddar and a touch of jalapeños for a bit of extra kick.
The puff pastry wraps everything up neatly and bakes golden and crisp in the oven – an irresistible combination of flavour and texture.
I use a good mature cheddar to give the flavour extra depth, but you can easily use a milder one if you prefer. The meatloaves are very easy to make – they are cut into small bite-sized pieces, so they work just as well as a main course as they do as part of a tapas spread.
Serving suggestions
Serve them as a main course with a fresh salad, guacamole, salsa and crème fraîche
Lovely with spiced potatoes or grilled corn on the side – and a selection of dips
Brilliant as part of a tapas spread – small crisp bites packed with flavour.
In under 30 minutes you can have these crisp Mexican bites ready – whether you are making them for a relaxed weeknight dinner or as a festive snack for guests. They are, quite simply, too good to miss.
Mexican meatloaf in puff pastry
Ingredients
- 500 g minced beef
- 1 sachet taco seasoning mix – or about 2-3 tbsp homemade
- 3 spring onions, finely sliced
- 100 g cheddar, grated – preferably mature
- 1 egg
- 5 pickled jalapeños, finely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
For the pastry
- 1 roll ready-rolled puff pastry
- 50 g cheddar, grated – preferably mature
- Beaten egg, for brushing
- Sesame seeds
Method
- Mix the ingredients for the mince filling together in a bowl, and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Unroll the puff pastry and cut it in half across the middle, across its width, so you have two shorter rectangles. Spread the 50 g of cheese down the centre of each piece.
- Divide the mince into two equal portions, and press each one into a sausage shape the same length as the width of the pastry. Lay the meat down the centre of a pastry piece, then shape it so it reaches right out to the edges and is even in thickness. Do this with both pieces.
- Fold the pastry around the meat – this is easiest if you take one edge first and then roll it over the rest of the pastry. Press the seam together lightly with a finger. Do this with both pieces.
- Brush the pastry with beaten egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds, then cut each roll into 5 slices (about 5 cm each).
- Place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper, seam side down, and bake in a preheated oven at 200°C, conventional oven (top and bottom heat), for about 20-24 minutes – or until golden and crisp on top.If the meat releases a lot of liquid, move them around on the baking paper after about 5 minutes so they are not sitting in the juices.
- Let them cool slightly on a wire rack before serving – serving suggestions in the introduction.
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Smagte heeelt fantastiske. Super nem og lækker opskrift
Kære Diana
Jeg planlægger at lave dine butterdejshapsere til konfirmation. Kan jeg samle kød og butterdej, skære dem ud og fryse dem. Så jeg kan tage den op på dagen, eller dagen før, tø dem og bage dem på dagen? Kan jeg mon også det med de andre butterdejshapsere du har lavet? Altså dem med ost eller ost og skinke? Eller har du mon en god ide hvordan jeg planlægger mig smartest ud af det?
Hej Susan
Uhhh det har jeg desværre ikke prøvet, så ved ikke om fyldet vil ryge ud under bagning.
Måske heller samle dem dagen før og bage dem på dagen? 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
De smager simpelthen så lækkert!
Hejsa
Tusind tak for de søde ord, hvor er det dejligt at høre 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Du skriver, man skal halvere butterdejen på den korte led – men i videoen halverer du på den lange led…
Ellers tak for en dejlig opskrift
Hejsa
Altså jeg tænker jo at den korte led er bredden, og ikke længden? Men det kan da godt være jeg er helt galt på den?
Det må jeg lige undersøge ☺️
Men dejligt de smagte godt☀️
Warm wishes, Dianna
Sikke en god ide. Det smagte himmelsk. Tak for opskriften. Jeg tilsatte for øvrigt lidt majs og små tern af peberfrugt – ikke ringe.
mvh Niels.
Hej Niels
Ej hvor er det dejligt at høre – tusind tak for din feedback 🙂
Og vildt god idé med både peberfrugt og majs, det vil jeg prøve næste gange 🙂
Rigtig dejlig dag 🙂
Dbh Dianna
Super lækker!!
Hej Tina
Ihhh hvor kønt at høre 🙂 Tusind tak fordi du giver dig tid til at skrive 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna