Jamaican Turnovers
From midgelet 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 8
These are very tasty appetizers and freeze well. And really not hard to make either.
Ingredients
- Basic 2 cup flour pie pastry shopping list
- Add 1 1/2 tsp curry powder and salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- to pastry recipe Or shopping list
- 2 cups flour shopping list
- 1/2 cup white vegetable shortening or margarine shopping list
- 4 to 5 Tbs ice water shopping list
- curry powder as above and salt and pepper shopping list
- Filling: shopping list
- 1 pound ground beef ( turkey or chicken ) shopping list
- 1 small onion fine chopped shopping list
- 1/2 red bell pepper chopped shopping list
- 1 large clove garlic minced shopping list
- 1 tsp thyme shopping list
- 1 to 2 tsp curry powder or to taste shopping list
- 1 Scotch Bonnet chili pepper, seeded and fine chopped shopping list
- OR few drops of hot pepper sauce to taste shopping list
- 1 tsp worcestershire sauce shopping list
- 1/4 cup water or beef broth shopping list
- 1/4 cup flour shopping list
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How to make it
- Make standard pastry and chill wrapped about 4 hour or overnight.
- Make filling by sautéing in some oil ( olive ) the onions, peppers, garlic and chili pepper until softened.
- Add ground meat and cook and stir and break up meat until meat is browned and cooked.
- Add remaining ingredients and cook and stir until mixture is fully cooked and thickened.
- Remove from heat , adjust seasonings and cool.
- Remove pastry from refrigerator and let soften at room temperature about 15 minutes.
- Roll pastry out on lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. .
- Cut out circles with a 4 inch circular cutter or cut size as desired.
- Place some filling in center of circle and fold over edges to seal and prick edges with tinges of a fork.
- Bake 400F until golden , about 15 mins. for small pieces, 20 mins for medium pieces and 25 to 30 mins for larger pieces.
- Yield: 12 medium, 6 large or 24 appetizers
The Rating
Reviewed by 7 people-
these sound awfully good.
debwin
in Toronto loved it
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i love these i have the recipe very good
minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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if this is anything like Jamaican patties, I am so in Mon! ya mon, now where did I put that other umm smoking spice? lol
this is great! I love these and should try them for my next party!
divaliscious
in Dutchess County loved it
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