Jamaican Beef Patties
Ingredients
Pastry:
2 cups flour
1 ½ tsp. curry powder
1 pinch salt
¼ cup butter or margarine
¼ cup shortening
⅓ cup water
Filling:
2 tbsp. butter
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, finely diced
1 scotch bonnet pepper - stemmed, seeded, and minced
1 tsp. curry powder
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. dried thyme
1 tsp. freshly ground back pepper
pinch of salt
1 beef bouillon cube
½ cup water
2 tbsp. browning seasoning sauce
1 bay leaf
½ cup dry bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
PREPARE PASTRY: Combine flour, 1 ½ teaspoons curry powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Stir in water until mixture forms a ball.
Shape dough into a log and cut it into 10 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 6-inch circle (approximately 1/8-inch thick) on a lightly floured surface; set aside.
PREPARE FILLING: Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion and diced Scotch bonnet pepper until soft, about 2 minutes.
Stir in ground beef and season with 1 teaspoon curry powder, allspice, ground cloves, thyme, pepper, and salt.
Cook, stirring constantly, until beef is evenly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Crumble in bouillon cube and stir in 1/2 cup of water and browning sauce until well combined and add bay leaf and simmer until liquid is absorbed.
Remove skillet from heat and discard bay leaf and stir in bread crumbs.
Spoon equal amounts of filling onto each pastry circle.
Fold over and press edges together, making a half-circle. Use the back of a fork to seal edges, then brush tops with beaten egg. Place pastries on a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
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