Jamaican Beef Patties
Servings: 10
Ingredients
Beef Patty Pastry Dough
- 3 1/2 c All Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 1 c Unsalted Butter
- 2 tbsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 c plus 2 tbsp Ice Cold Water
Beef Filling
- 1 pd Lean Ground Beef
- 1 med Onion (minced)
- 1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper (de-seeded and diced)
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Ground Pepper
- 1 Beef Stock Cube
- 2/3 c Boiling Water
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Allspice
- 1 tsp Breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
Instructions
Preparing the Pastry
- Add the flour, salt, turmeric and butter to a mixing bowl with a hook attachment and mix until crumbly.
- Add in the ice cold water and mix until doughy.
- Roll the dough into a ball, wrap with cling wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.
Preparing the Beef Mixture
- In a large skillet, cook the beef until crumbly and brown.
- Add the onion and scotch bonnet and cook until soft, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Add the beef cube to the boiling water and stir until dissolved.
- Add to the beef mixture along with the paprika, allspice, breadcrumbs and Worcestershire. Simmer on low until liquid is absorbed, then let the mixture cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Roll about half the dough on a very lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin.
- Once the dough is about 1/16th inch thick, use a 6 inch bowl or plate to cut about 5 - 6 inch circles of dough. Repeat for the remaining half of the dough for 10 circles total.
- Lay circles out and place about 3 tbsp of cooled beef mixture on one half of the circle.
- Fold the dough over the beef mixture until the edges meet and use a little water or milk on the edge to seal the patty.
- Score the edges of the patties with a fork, then poke the fork into the patties several time to create air holes.
- Place the patties on a cookie sheet and bake 25 minutes until golden in color.