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Jamaican Beef Patties


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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.

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_01.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_02.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_03.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_04.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_05.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_06.jpg

minced onions and beef first

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_07.jpg

browning the meat can take a few minutes

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_08.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_09.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_10.jpg

let simmer, almost all of the liquid should vaporise

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_11.jpg

the filling is done, when just slightly moist

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_12.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_13.jpg

not too thick, 2-3 mm at most

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_14.jpg

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

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_15.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_16.jpg

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

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_17.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_18.jpg

in the meantime simmer the green beans in lightly salted water

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_19.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_20.jpg

jamaican beef patties with green beans, enjoyjoy

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_21.jpg

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_22.jpg

Comments and feedback are most welcome,

Christian Z. aka ChryZ

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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.

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_01.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_02.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_03.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_04.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_05.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_06.jpg

minced onions and beef first

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_07.jpg

browning the meat can take a few minutes

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_08.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_09.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_10.jpg

let simmer, almost all of the liquid should vaporise

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_11.jpg

the filling is done, when just slightly moist

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_12.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_13.jpg

not too thick, 2-3 mm at most

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_14.jpg

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

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_15.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_16.jpg

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

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_17.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_18.jpg

in the meantime simmer the green beans in lightly salted water

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_19.jpg

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

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_20.jpg

jamaican beef patties with green beans, enjoyjoy

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_21.jpg

Jamaican_Beef_Patties_22.jpg

Comments and feedback are most welcome,

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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.

Robin Tyler McWaters

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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.

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

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Christian Z. aka ChryZ

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