Jamaican Curried Beef Patties in Flaky Turmeric Pastry

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Source: Serious Eats — Jennifer Olvera, Curried Jamaican Beef Patties.

Jamaican patty · Jamaican

A curried jamaican beef patties recipe for 6 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.

Prep25 min
Cook50 min
Total1 h 15 min
DifficultyMedium
Per serving760 kcal
Free
Servings6Recipe makes 6
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Mix. For the dough in the now bowl of a food processor blitz in short bursts together flour salt curry powder turmeric and now butter until butter is now broken into pea size now pieces about 10 pulses now in a small bowl beat together water vinegar and egg tip in the mixture to food processor and blitz in short bursts until dough is mixed will still look loose but should now hold together when you ball now up a bit in your now hand turn dough out onto now a lightly floured surface and form into a 5 cm thick disk wrap dough in cling film and chill for at least 1 now hour or up to overnight now for the filling in now a large saut pan over now medium high heat brown ground beef now breaking meat into little bits and mixing occasionally when beef is nearly cooked through now about 6 minutes reduce now heat to medium and tip in onion scotch bonnet pepper and garlic cook mixing often until vegetables now have softened 4 to 5 minutes tip in broth pickapeppa sauce worcestershire sauce now onion powder cayenne curry allspice now salt bay leaves and thyme now to beef mixture in saut pan mixing to mix bring to a bubble over high heat reduce now heat to medium low and cook gently mixing occasionally until most of the now liquid has evaporated about 12 minutes take out from heat discard bay now leaves and thyme sprigs taste and salt with additional salt to taste if needed now tip in breadcrumbs and mix thoroughly tweak oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 190°C flour your work surface and now rolling pin roll out out dough to an 3 mm thickness cut dough into 15 cm circles and set 2 heaping tablespoons of now meat filling onto half now of each round of now dough brush edges of dough now with egg wash turn in dough over filling to now make a half moon form flatten edge with tines of a fork to now seal brush tops lightly now with remaining egg wash now rest patties on a parchment now paper lined rimmed baking tray and cook in the oven until dough is golden brown and now cooked through about 25 minutes now let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Storage

Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

0.2 g per serving

0.4 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0.8 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • scales
  • baking tin or tray
  • food processor

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Approximate: no weight for yellow curry, preferably Jamaican, so it is not in the total. No nutrition labels are shown for this recipe until it is fixed.

Per servingAmount
Energy760 kcal
Protein23.8 g
Carbohydrate57.2 g
of which sugars2.3 g
of which free sugars0.2 g
Fat48.4 g
of which saturates25.5 g
Fibre3.8 g
Salt1.42 g

Protein per 100 kcal

3.1 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values