Jamaican Beef Patties
, Makes 8 patties
Flaky, turmeric-gold laminated pastry folded around a spicy, thyme-and-allspice beef filling with scotch bonnet heat.
| prepLine two baking sheets with parchment paper | ||||||||
| prepPreheat oven to 375°F / 190°C | ||||||||
| 1/2 medium yellow onion, roughly chopped | Blend into smooth paste | Mix beef & broth, add paste, simmer | Stir in seasonings & ketchup | Simmer 20 min, stir in browning | Stir in paste, simmer 2 min | Cool, then chill filling | Divide, roll, fill, crimp, chill 30 min | Bake 375°F / 190°C, 25-30 min |
| 3 green onions, roughly chopped | ||||||||
| 3 garlic cloves | ||||||||
| 2 scotch bonnet peppers, stem, seeds & membrane removed | ||||||||
| 450 g lean ground beef | ||||||||
| 360 ml beef broth | ||||||||
| 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves | ||||||||
| 1 tablespoon all purpose seasoning | ||||||||
| 1 teaspoon sugar (for the filling) | ||||||||
| 1 teaspoon salt (for the filling) | ||||||||
| 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice | ||||||||
| 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg | ||||||||
| 1 tablespoon ketchup | ||||||||
| 1 teaspoon browning | ||||||||
| 40 g plain breadcrumbs | Stir water & breadcrumbs to paste | |||||||
| 80 ml water (for the breadcrumb paste) | ||||||||
| 500 g all-purpose flour | Whisk dry ingredients | Toss in 4 oz butter to crumbs | Drizzle in, form dough, chill 30 min | Laminate with reserved butter, chill 30 min | ||||
| 1 teaspoon table salt (for the dough) | ||||||||
| 25 g sugar (for the dough) | ||||||||
| 1/2 teaspoon ground annatto, for color | ||||||||
| 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric | ||||||||
| 115 g unsalted butter, cold, grated (rubbed into the flour) | ||||||||
| 115 g unsalted butter, cold, grated (reserved for laminating) | ||||||||
| 240 ml ice cold water | Whisk yolk into ice water | |||||||
| 1 large egg yolk | ||||||||
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