Lunch · 75 min · caribbean

Jamaican Beef Patties

All-purpose flour does the heavy lifting here, with cold butter rounding it out. A Caribbean lunch that takes 75 minutes, start to finish.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 3 cups All-purpose flour
• 0.75 cup Cold butter
• 2 tsp Turmeric
• 1 lb Ground beef
• 1 Yellow onion
• 1 Scotch bonnet pepper
• 1 tbsp Curry powder
• 0.5 cup Beef broth
• 1 Egg

Steps

1. Make the pastry: rub the butter into the flour with the turmeric and a teaspoon of salt — the turmeric gives the signature golden crust — then bring together with ice water. Chill 30 minutes.
2. Brown the beef with the diced onion, minced Scotch bonnet, and curry powder. Add the broth and simmer until the liquid is absorbed; the filling must be moist, not wet. Cool completely.
3. Roll the pastry thin and cut 6-inch rounds. Spoon filling on one half, fold over, and crimp the edge with a fork.
4. Brush with beaten egg for shine.
5. Bake at 375°F for 25 to 30 minutes until deep golden and flaky. Eat warm, ideally with coco bread — the patty-and-coco-bread sandwich is a Jamaican institution.

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