Jamaican Beef Patties

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 -3 teaspoon cooking oil
• 2 stalks scallions, finely chopped
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons thyme
• 1 habanero, finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 3/4-1 1/2 cup water
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons curry powder
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup ice water
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 egg, beaten

Recipe

• 1 --------doughdirections---------.
• 2 combine flour, salt, and curry powder in work bowl of food processor, pulse to combine.
• 3 add butter or shortening and process until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• 4 in a bowl combine water, vinegar, and egg yolks.
• 5 add wet mixture to work bowl and pulse until a ball forms.
• 6 cover dough in plastic wrap and let rest in refrigerator for 1/2 hour.
• 7 ---------fillingdirections----------.
• 8 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 9 mix together meat, scallions, salt, onion and 1 tablespoon of thyme.
• 10 place in the frying pan with a teaspoon of cooking oil and cook over medium heat until meat is cooked, about 10 minutes.
• 11 pour off excess fat.
• 12 add in breadcrumbs, the rest of the thyme, black pepper, habanero, paprika, and ketchup.
• 13 cook 15 minutes more, adding water as necessary to keep the mixture moist.
• 14 cool before filling pastry.
• 15 roll the dough out to 1/8-inch thick.
• 16 cut the dough into 6-inch circles or whatever shapes you want.
• 17 put filling on one half of the dough.
• 18 brush the edges of the dough with the beaten egg.
• 19 fold the dough over the filling to make a half moon shape and press the edges together firmly, sealing them with a fork.
• 20 place the patties on a greased cookie sheet and bake 20-25 minutes.
• 21 if making cocktail size, cut the dough into 3-inch circles.