Vegan “Beef” Patties

Name: Vegan “Beef” Patties
Yield: Makes 12 patties
Cuisine: Trinidadian
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon pink or sea salt; 1 tablespoon pink or sea salt; 1 tablespoon plus 1½ teaspoons Madras curry powder; ⅓ cup (80 ml) water; 3 tablespoons vegan margarine; 2 heaping tablespoons thick tomato sauce; 3 cups (375 g) plus 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper, seeded and finely chopped; ¼ teaspoon black pepper; ¼ teaspoon white pepper; 1½ teaspoons Marmite or Vegemite; 2 tablespoons canola oil or other neutral-flavored oil; 2 tablespoons Jamaican Jerk Seasoning; ¾ onion, finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves, pressed; 1 cup (240 ml) boiling water; ½ green bell pepper, finely chopped; ½ teaspoon dried thyme; ¼ teaspoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon plus 1½ teaspoons ground turmeric; 1 cup (227 g) vegan margarine, plus more (melted) for brushing the pastry; ⅔ cup (160 ml) ice-cold water; 1 tablespoon Madras curry powder; 3 tablespoons bread crumbs; 1 cup (100 g) textured vegetable protein (TVP) granules

Preparation info

Makes
12
patties

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Caribbean Vegan

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

About

Remember, in the Caribbean “patties” are pastries stuffed with various fillings. These patties are made with a flavored pastry dough and filled with a TVP preparation that is similar to ground beef. Serve these at your next picnic with some tossed salad.

Ingredients

Pastry

3 cups (375 g) plus 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
1

Americas
Trinidad & Tobago
Guyana
Vegan
Caribbean
Pie

Method

To make the pastry, put the flour, salt, curry powder, and turmeric in a large bowl. Add the margarine and rub it into the flour with your fingertips or a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Slowly add the water, mixing it into the dough with as little stirring as possible. If you wish, divide the dough into half to make it easier to w