Jamaican Beef Patties

Beef patties recipe

Ingredients - pastry

 1lb flour
 1/2 cup ice cold water
 1/2 cup melted butter
 1/2 cup shortening
 1 tsp salt
 1 Teaspoon of baking powder
 1 Teaspoon of curry powder medium hot
 1 Teaspoon on turmeric or 1 drop of annotto

YOU CAN ALSO USE PRE MADE PASTY FROM THE STORE

Ingredients - filling

 1lb ground beef
 1 medium onion
 4 scallion (or 1 more medium onion)
 2 stalks fresh thyme or 2 tsps ground thyme
 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
 1 scotch bonnet pepper (or 1 tbsp curry powder / chilli sauce)
 2 cloves garlic
 1 cup water
 1 tsp salt
 1 tsp pepper
 1 tsp paprika
 1/2 tsp sugar
 1 teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation - pastry

  Sieve flour










  Stir in baking powder, curry powder, salt and turmeric










  Work the butter and shortening in with fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs











  Slowly drizzle in the water until the mixture has a dough-like consistency (it should only be slightly sticky)










  Roll the dough in to a ball
  Wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for 1 hour

Preparation - filling

 Cut onion + scallion in to fine pieces










 Fry gently - so they do not quite get time to brown










 Add meat, thyme, garlic, peppers (finely chopped), salt, pepper, paprika, sugar and nutmeg










 Fry until mixture is fairly dry, drain off excess fat if necessary










 Add water and breadcrumbs, cook until the mixture has a thick, saucy texture

Combining the pastry and filling

 Roll the pastry on a floured board until it is about 1/8 of an inch thick










 Cut as many circles (about the size of a saucer) out of the dough as you can.










 Place 1 tablespoon of the filling on one side of each pastry circle










 Moisten the edges of each patty with water and fold pastry over to make a crescent shape
 Seal the edge of each patty by crimping with a fork

Cooking

 Preheat oven to 375 deg f, 200 C or gas mark 6
 Place patties on aluminium foil
 Cook for 35 minutes (or until golden brown)

Serving

 Serve patties hot or cold. Either on their own or wrapped in coco-bread.