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Jamaican Beef Patties

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5 Reviews

Total Time
1h 10m
Prep Time
45m
Bake Time
25m
Serves 10
Serves 10
easy
Easy

About the bake

A fantastic taste of the Caribbean. These Jamaican Beef Patties are a really good alternative to Cornish Pasties and they pack in the flavour. Serve your patties with traditional Caribbean Hardo Bread or simply have as a snack on their own. The wholemeal flour adds a light nutty taste to compliment the meaty filling and if you can handle the heat you can add some Scotch Bonnet peppers to the beef filling.

14 ingredients8 steps

    Method

    1. Step 1

      Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the onions and fry for a few minutes until softened but not browned. Add the garlic and chilli and cook for 3 minutes.

    2. Step 2

      Add the mince and curry powder and cook for 10 minutes, stirring until the meat is browned all over. Add the tomatoes and beef stock and simmer for 20 minutes until the meat is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed. Allow to cool.

    3. Step 3

      To make the pastry; put the wholemeal plain flour, turmeric, salt and butter into a processor. Blend for a few seconds until the pastry forms into crumbs. Alternatively, mix together by hand.

    4. Step 4

      Add the cold water and blend again until the mixture comes together. Wrap in cling film and chill for 10 minutes.

    5. Step 5

      Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan 180°C, gas mark 6). Cut the pastry in two and roll out each piece onto some baking parchment.

    6. Step 6

      Stamp out 10 rounds using a 5.5cm (2¼inch) saucer. (You’ll need to re-roll the trimmings to make 10).

    7. Step 7

      Put a generous spoonful of the mince mixture on one side of the pastry round, leaving a 1cm (½inch) border around the edge. Brush edges with water, then fold the pastry over the mince. Press the edges together to seal and mark with a fork. Repeat for each patty. Cut a couple of holes in the top of each one.

    8. Step 8

      Lift onto a greased baking tray, brush with egg to glaze and bake for 25 minutes until the pastry is golden, the base is firm and the filling piping hot.

    Ingredients

    • For the filling

      • 2 tbspSunflower oil 
      • 1Onion(s) (finely chopped) 
      • 2Garlic clove(s) (crushed) 
      • 1Red chilli (medium, deseeded and chopped) 
      • 500gBeef mince 
      • 3 tbspCurry powder 
      • 227gChopped tomatoes 
      • 150mlBeef stock 
    • For the pastry

      • 450gPlain wholemeal flour 
      • 2 tbspTurmeric 
      • 1 tspSalt 
      • 225gButter (unsalted) (chilled and cubed) 
      • 7 tbspWater (cold) 
      • 1Egg(s) (free range) (lightly beaten to glaze.) 

    Utensils

    • Frying pan
    • Food processor
    • Clingfilm
    • Rolling pin
    • Baking parchment
    • Saucer
    • Baking tray

    5 Baker Ratings

    love these, made them many times now , very popular with everyone that tries them. i roll my pastry out on baking parchment saves the worktop turning yellow from the Turmeric and having to scrub it

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    Easy to make, and the tastiest Pasty i have tried in quiet a while, really nice! well worth the bake and will be added to my list of bakes to come back to

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