Pictorial: Jamaican Beef Patties!

"Jamaican patty is a street food that contains various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky pastry shell. Technically, it is a beef filled turnover. As its name suggests, it is commonly found in Jamaica, and is also eaten in other areas of the Caribbean." [Wiki]

ingredients pastry

400 G flour (~1lbs)
1/2 CUP water
1/2 CUP melted butter
1/2 CUP melted shortening
1 TS salt
1 TBSP baking powder
1 TBSP curry powder medium hot
1 TBSP tumeric

ingredients filling

400 G ground beef (~1lbs)
3 X minced red onion
3 TBSP spice mix (see below for composition)
4 X minced garlic clove
1 X beer
1 TS salt
1 TS pepper
1 TS nutmeg
1 TBSP pimento (aka all spice)
1 TBSP brown sugar
1 TBSP tomato paste

ingredients sidedish

400 G grean beans
3-4 TBSP olive oil
1 TS salt
1 TS pepper

spice mix

2 parts onion powder
2 parts garlic powder
2 parts dried oregano leaves
2 parts dried sweet basil
1 parts dried thyme leaves
1 parts black pepper
1 parts white pepper
1 parts cayenne pepper
1 parts celery seed
5 parts sweet paprika

I love this spice mix. It's a very good base and easily tweakable.
The parts can be everything from a teaspoon to a ton. I like to
buy the spices in 100 gram packages, mix them and then keep the
mix in an airproof jar. Always handy for dry rubs, marinates, etc.



first the dough, mix the dry pastery ingredients, then add the melted butter and shortening



stir well unil all the fat is crumbled ... into crumbles



add some water and start to knead it until you got a nice slightly sticky ball of firm dough



wrap it in plastic wrap and store it in the fridge for 60min



time to fix the filling, mince the red onions and the garlic



minced onions and beef first



browning the meat can take a few minutes



when the meat is done, deglaze the pan with some beer



then add the rest of the filling ingredients, season to taste with salt and pepper



let simmer, almost all of the liquid should vaporise



the filling is done, when just slightly moist



while the filling is cooling off a little, it's time to roll out the dough



not too thick, 2-3 mm at most



take a small bowl and punch as many holes as possible into it
(I bake very little, so apparently I suck at this)



remove the left-over dough and spoon the filling into the patties, close and fork-seal 'em



place the patties on a non-sticking-papered baking tray
(I bake very little, so I was paranoid about trusting the non-sticking-paper)



pre-heated oven, then bake the patties for 20-30min at 180C (~350F)



in the meantime simmer the green beans in lightly salted water



they are done, when there is still a little crunch, discard water, season with olive oil and S&P



jamaican beef patties with green beans, enjoyjoy