Jamaican Beef Patties

Name: Jamaican Beef Patties
Yield: Yield: 8 Portions
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 12 oz/340 g butter, softened; 10 oz/284 g minced onions; 4 garlic cloves, minced; ½ tsp/2 g minced seeded Scotch Bonnet chile; 1 lb 12 oz/794 g all-purpose flour; 1½ tsp/3 g ground turmeric; ½ oz/14 g salt; 1½ tsp/6 g baking powder; 1 oz/28 g coarsely cut cilantro; 12 fl oz/340 mL chicken stock; 3 eggs, beaten; 1½ tsp/3 g ground allspice; 1 tbsp/6 g ground cumin; Ground black pepper, as needed; Salt, as needed; 2 lb/907 g 85% lean ground beef; 1½ fl oz/45 mL olive oil; 1 tbsp/6 g minced thyme; 8 oz/227 g diced tomatoes

Preparation info

Yield:
8
Portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Street Foods

By Hinnerk von Bargen and Culinary Institute of America

Published 2015

About

Ingredients

1 lb 12 oz/794 g all-purpose flour
1½

Americas
Jamaica
Pastry
Caribbean
Street Food
Pie

Method

Combine the flour, turmeric, salt, and baking powder. Add the butter and mix well. Add enough cold water to form a soft dough, 8 to 10 fl oz/240 to 300 mL. Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour.
In a skillet, sweat the onions, garlic, and chile in the olive oil until they are tender, about 2 minutes.
Add the beef, tomatoes, thyme, cumin