Jamaican Beef Patties

Perfect Jamaican beef patties with a rich and aromatic filling of spiced beef wrapped in crisp and flaky golden pastry. So good.

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine Carribbean, Jamaican

Keyword baked snacks

Prep Time 3

Cook Time 45

Servings 15

Calories 453kcal

Author Cristina

450 grams ground beef
2 yellow onions finely diced
4 cloves garlic
4 stalks green onion
8 sprigs fresh thyme
2 hot peppers ideally Scotch bonnet
0.5 cup bread crumbs
1 cube beef bouillon in 1 cup of beef stock or alternatively 2 beef bouillon cubes in 1 cup of water.
0.8 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons curry powder ideally Jamaican
1 teaspoon ground allspice
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons dry thyme
2 teaspoons sweet or smoked paprika
0.5 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt optional at the end
oil for frying

Prepare the pastry dough
Cut the butter into cubes and chill. Mix the flour with the other dry ingredients that go into the pastry. Cut the butter into the flour and then drizzle in 1 tablespoon water at a time until it holds a ball. Knead for a few minutes and form it into a ball. Refrigerate until filling is ready.
Prepare the filling
Finely dice the aromatics. Heat oil in a skillet and saute the aromatics until soft. Add the beef and brown, breaking up often. Add the breadcrumbs and then the liquids. Turn off heat and set aside to cool for a few minutes.
Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 175 c / 350 F.
Roll out & fill the dough
Roll out the dough one piece at a time, using a stamp like a lid or bowl to shape the patties. Spoon 3-4 tablespoons of filling onto half of each patty, then fold over and seal with a fork.
Bake
Place patties on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes or until starting to brown.

See full recipe post for more details on every step.