Jamaican Beef Patties

[ChryZ]

So I made "Jamaican Beef Patties" from scratch.

ingredients pastry

400 G flour (~1lbs)

1/2 CUP water

1/2 CUP melted butter

1/2 CUP melted shortening

1 TS salt

1 TBSP baking powder

1 TBSP curry powder medium hot

1 TBSP tumeric

ingredients filling

400 G ground beef (~1lbs)

3 X minced red onion

3 TBSP spice mix (see below for composition)

4 X minced garlic clove

1 X beer

1 TS salt

1 TS pepper

1 TS nutmeg

1 TBSP pimento (aka all spice)

1 TBSP brown sugar

1 TBSP tomato paste

ingredients sidedish

400 G grean beans

3-4 TBSP olive oil

1 TS salt

1 TS pepper

spice mix

2 parts onion powder

2 parts garlic powder

2 parts dried oregano leaves

2 parts dried sweet basil

1 parts dried thyme leaves

1 parts black pepper

1 parts white pepper

1 parts cayenne pepper

1 parts ground celery seed

5 parts sweet paprika

I love this spice mix. It's a very good base and easily tweakable.

The parts can be everything from a teaspoon to a ton. I like to

buy the spices in 100 gram packages, mix them and then keep the

mix in an airproof jar. Always handy for dry rubs, marinates, etc.

first the dough, mix the dry pastery ingredients, then add the melted butter and shortening

stir well until all the fat is crumbled ... into crumbles

add some water and start to knead it until you got a nice slightly sticky ball of firm dough

wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in the fridge for 60min

time to fix the filling, mince the red onions and the garlic

minced onions and beef first

browning the meat can take a few minutes

when the meat is done, deglaze the pan with some beer

then add the rest of the filling ingredients, season to taste with salt and pepper

let simmer, almost all of the liquid should vaporise

the filling is done, when just slightly moist

while the filling is cooling off a little, it's time to roll out the dough

not too thick, 2-3 mm at most

take a small bowl and punch as many holes as possible into it

(I bake very little, so apparently I suck at this)

remove the left-over dough and spoon the filling into the patties, close and fork-seal 'em

place the patties on a non-sticking-papered baking tray

(I bake very little, so I was paranoid about trusting the non-sticking-paper)

pre-heated oven, then bake the patties for 20-30min at 180C (~350F)

in the meantime simmer the green beans in lightly salted water

they are done, when there is still a little crunch, discard water, season with olive oil and S&P

jamaican beef patties with green beans, enjoyjoy

Comments and feedback are most welcome,

[judiu]

So I made "Jamaican Beef Patties" from scratch.

ingredients pastry

400 G flour (~1lbs)

1/2 CUP water

1/2 CUP melted butter

1/2  CUP melted shortening

1 TS salt

1 TBSP baking powder

1 TBSP curry powder medium hot

1 TBSP tumeric

ingredients filling

400 G ground beef (~1lbs)

3  X minced red onion

3 TBSP spice mix (see below for composition)

4 X minced garlic clove

1 X beer

1 TS salt

1 TS pepper

1  TS nutmeg

1 TBSP pimento (aka all spice)

1 TBSP brown sugar

1 TBSP tomato paste

ingredients sidedish

400 G grean beans

3-4 TBSP olive oil

1 TS salt

1 TS pepper

spice mix

2 parts onion powder

2 parts garlic powder

2 parts dried oregano leaves

2 parts dried sweet basil

1 parts dried thyme leaves

1 parts black pepper

1 parts white pepper

1 parts cayenne pepper

1 parts ground celery seed

5 parts sweet paprika

I love this spice mix. It's a very good base and easily tweakable.

The parts can be everything from a teaspoon to a ton. I like to

buy the spices in 100 gram packages, mix them and then keep the

mix in an airproof jar. Always handy for dry rubs, marinates, etc.

first the dough, mix the dry pastery ingredients, then add the melted butter and shortening

stir well until all the fat is crumbled ... into crumbles

add some water and start to knead it until you got a nice slightly sticky ball of firm dough

wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in the fridge for 60min

time to fix the filling, mince the red onions and the garlic

minced onions and beef first

browning the meat can take a few minutes

when the meat is done, deglaze the pan with some beer

then add the rest of the filling ingredients, season to taste with salt and pepper

let simmer, almost all of the liquid should vaporise

the filling is done, when just slightly moist

while the filling is cooling off a little, it's time to roll out the dough

not too thick, 2-3 mm at most

take a small bowl and punch as many holes as possible into it

(I bake very little, so apparently I suck at this)

remove the left-over dough and spoon the filling into the patties, close and fork-seal 'em

place the patties on a non-sticking-papered baking tray

(I bake very little, so I was paranoid about trusting the non-sticking-paper)

pre-heated oven, then bake the patties for 20-30min at 180C (~350F)

in the meantime simmer the green beans in lightly salted water

they are done, when there is still a little crunch, discard water, season with olive oil and S&P

jamaican beef patties with green beans, enjoyjoy

Comments and feedback are most welcome,

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Oh. MY. GAWD!

[crouching tyler]

Thanks for posting this super demo. They look lovely! I have wanted to attempt JA beef patties for some time now, but haven't done it yet. I have a feeling this pictorial will get me in gear.

It is the dough that scares me. Perhaps I can get someone with better dough skills than I to team up with me for my first attempt.

[C. sapidus]

ChryZ: That is AWESOME on so many levels. Wow. Just wow.

[ChryZ]

Thanks to all of you.*blush*

It is the dough that scares me. Perhaps I can get someone with better dough skills than I to team up with me for my first attempt.

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Don't be scared. Making the dough is pretty painless, but you have to be careful when you roll it out. At the first roll out the dough is still flexible, but it will pick up flour and its water content will transpire a bit. So the second roll out and especially the third will be a bit more tricky, but still very manageable ... no worries

Edited October 3, 2006 by ChryZ (log)

[Luckylies]

yeah!!!!

[Sugarshoc]

This looks really good. I'm going to have to try that. My parents are Jamaican. We've always bought our beef patties. I have yet to try it from scratch. Thanks for the pictures.

[SuzySushi]

These look incredible! Thanks for the recipe!! (My other Jamaican beef patty recipe calls for deep-fying, which I don't like to do -- this sounds so much healthier.)

[kangarool]

Are they typically fried or baked? I miss the ones I used to pick up where I used to live in NY, near 23rd & 3rd... how do they typically make them in Jamaica?

Looks superb, going to try them this weekend with your method ChryZ

[Sugarshoc]

I think they are typically baked. I've never had a fried one before.