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Jamaican Beef Patties Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder, and pinch of salt. Cut in 1/4 cup margarine and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Stir in water until mixture forms a ball.
  • Shape dough into a log, and cut into 10 equal sections.
  • Roll each section into a six inch circle (approximately 1/8 inch thick). Set aside.
  • Melt margarine in a skillet over medium heat.
  • Saute onion until soft and translucent.
  • Stir in ground beef.
  • Season with 1 teaspoon curry powder, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper.
  • Cook until beef is evenly brown, stirring constantly. S
  • tir in beef broth and bread crumbs.
  • Simmer until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat.
  • Set aside to cool a bit
  • Spoon equal amounts of filling into each pastry circle.
  • Fold over and press edges together, making a half circle.
  • Use a fork to press edges, and brush the top of each patty with beaten egg.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.

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    " It was excellent "
    excellentchef ate it and said...
    Have made patties many times before. These turned out great with some changes. Instead of curry in the curst, I used 1 tsp turmeric and used 1/2 cup shortening instead of half margarine. For the filling, I added a generous portion of minced garlic , cut the salt in half and added my favorite Jamaican hot sauce because we like them spicy. The end result was as good as any I've ever had the 10 times I've been to Jamaica.
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    " It was just okay "
    bigimaginations ate it and said...
    These took over an hour just to prepare, then another 30 min to cook and results were just OK. Curry is the dominating flavor, not Jerk. For me, they we're worth the effort.
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  • latinachef 10 years ago
    Looks good I will have to try this sometime.
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    " It was excellent "
    mbelisle ate it and said...
    I loved these - made a set for watching the Grey Cup game this evening. Kids weren't so keen on them but not because of the flavour, they just don't like crust. They ate all the filling and left the crusts. Still, gets my five!
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    " It was excellent "
    momo_55grandma ate it and said...
    sounds good thanks
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  • jett2whit 10 years ago
    I am going to try these with ground turkey. Thanks!
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  • cabincrazyone 11 years ago
    I saw curry in there ... now you have my attention. I've bookmarked your great post!
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  • mellian 11 years ago
    I've been looking for a recipe for these. Thanks!
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  • mamatigga07 11 years ago
    the meat filling was a little dry, the pastry was more like pie crust.
    next time i will add a little more broth and i will also alter my pastry to tast like the real patties we get from tower isles.but in all, not bad! my family enjoyed them.
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    " It was excellent "
    gabrie90099 ate it and said...
    me and my sister love our caribbean country and patties so thanks
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    " It was excellent "
    zena824 ate it and said...
    I have a recipe also for this...Hubby's family came from over there...
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  • jensquiggs 11 years ago
    Yum, sounds delicious, thanx for sharing.
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  • kelley 11 years ago
    Been looking for this forever, thanksever so--
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  • bonzaichef 11 years ago
    wow, 36 servings...I reckon that should be enough for...well...let me see...at least me!! These are the best patties in the world. Great recipe, thanks for sharing it.
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  • katerina 12 years ago
    These look AMAZING! and not too hard. Did you reallay sit the pastry aside while you made the filling? I am surprised that the pastry didn't get to warm. Especially since you put warm filling in?
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