Name: Beef Patties
Yield: Makes 18 patties
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 egg, lightly whisked; 2 cups [480 ml] beef stock; 1 medium Scotch bonnet or habanero pepper, stemmed and finely chopped; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup [70 g] finely chopped green onions, white and green parts; 1 cup [220 g] unsalted butter (2 sticks), cut into 1-inch [2.5-cm] pieces and frozen; ¼ teaspoon paprika; ½ cup [70 g] diced onions; 3 cups [420 g] all-purpose flour; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon white vinegar; 1 pound [455 g] ground beef; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; Salt; 1 teaspoon ground allspice; 1 egg; 1 tablespoon ground turmeric; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, minced; 2 tablespoons water; ¾ cup [180 ml] ice-cold water

Preparation info

Makes
18
patties

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

We Are La Cocina

By Leticia Landa and Caleb Zigas

Published 2019

About

When I was five, my aunts and uncles came from Jamaica; thirteen people living in the house, it was crazy. Good at the same time. All of the family was here, and we made do. I remember us laughing a lot. Arguments would break out between the older siblings and the aunts and uncles. My older siblings were born here, and the family was born in Jamaica, so there would be cultural clashes. How one keeps things clean. Food. We would fight about food. My mom would always cook. She worked full-tim