Jamaican Patties
The nicest patties in the world are found in Jamaica in a restaurant called Tastee’s.
Their pastry is thin and crispy and the patties are full of flavour, you could easily eat 3-4 patties in one sitting. On the rare occasion that someone brings these patties into my home there is always a fight and people hiding their share.
I’ve always found the hardest part was making the pastry, I just can’t get the thin, flaky texture. Anyway, this is my attempt today – they look like stab victims 🙂
Jamaican Patties
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Author: Gracie A
Serves: 10
Ingredients
For the Pastry
- 224g Plain Flour
- 56g Lard
- 112g Unsalted Butter
- Pinch of Salt
- 2 Tbsp Curry Powder
- 125ml Water
For the Mince
- 750g Lean Beef Mince
- 1 Tomato
- 1 Onion chopped
- 2 Scotch Bonnet Peppers or another spicy pepper
- 2 Tbsp Curry Powder
- 1 Tbsp Paprika
- 1 Beef Stock Cube
- 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershine Sauce
- A little water to keep it moist
- 1 slice of bread broken into bits
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Pastry
- In a food processor, blend all the dry ingredients together and then add the water a little at a time until the dough comes together
- Roll into a ball, cover in cling film and leave in the fridge for a while
For the Mince
- In a small amount of oil, fry the onions and scotch bonnets for 2-3 minutes and then add the mince
- Add all the spices and the stock cube and mix together until cooked
- Add the bread to make the mince a bit more 'mushy'
- Once everything is ready, roll the pastry and cut out circles around 6cm diameter
- Add the mince into the middle and fold
- Use a fork to seal the ends
- Bake at 200oC fan for 25 minutes
