Traditional Jamaican Beef Patty Recipe

This traditional Jamaican beef patty recipe is filled with our delicious beef filling is easy to prepare with our step-by-step instructions. After you make these homemade traditional authentic Jamaican beef patties you will never buy them in-store again…trust me!

The flaky dough in this traditional Jamaican beef patty recipe is super easy to make and insanely flaky just the Jamaican patty should be.

So let’s cut to the chase and start preparing these classic Caribbean beef patties from Jamaica!

Ingredients For Jamaican Beef Patty Flaky Pastry Dough

• 250 grams All Purpose Flour
• 125 grams Ice Cold Water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Tumeric Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Curry
• 120 grams Unsalted Butter (chopped into cubes)
• 1 large egg (beaten for glazing)

Ingredients For Jamaican Beef Patty Filling

• 450 grams Lean Ground Beef (1 pound)
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Canola oil
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried Cilantro or Parsley
• 1 1/4 teaspoon Curry
• 1 teaspoon Hot paprika
• 4 Scallions chopped finely
• 1 teaspoon Tumeric powder
• 1 medium size yellow or red onion
• 1/2 Red bell pepper cut into small pieces
• 1 Green pepper cut into small pieces
• 1 Onion Finely Chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper chopped into small pieces

How To Make Jamaican Flaky Dough For Beef Patties?

1. Add the flour, salt, tumeric, curry and butter into a food prosessor and pulse until crumb like consistency.
2. Transfer the mixture into a mixing bowl and add the ice cold water.
3. Knead the dough by hand until slightly developed. Dough should be homogenized.
4. Cover with plastic and refrigerate.

How To Make Traditional Jamaican Beef Patty Filling?

1. Add the oil into a deep frying pan and add the red and green bell pepper, onions, and saute for about 4-5 minutes.
2. Toss in the scallions, minsed garlic, tumeric, curry, salt, black pepper, paprika and ground beef and cook on medium heat until beef has browned.
3. Add the dried cilantro or parsley, scotch bonnett pepper and beef stock, cover will lid and let simmer for 20 minutes and set aside.

How To Shape and Fill Jamaican Beef Patties?

1. Preheat oven to 200°C (392°F) and place the oven rack to the middle position.
2. Line a baking pan with parachment paper.
3. Remove the pastry dough from the fridge and place onto a slightly floured working surface.
4. Using a rolling pin, sheet the dough thin, about 3mm in thickness.
5. Use a round cutter (7 inch in daiameter) or a small plate to cut out the dough discs.
6. Fill each dough disc with 2-3 tablespoons of beef filling.
7. Using a brush or your fingers, dampin the outer edge of the flaky dough disc with water.
8. Fold over half of the pastry dough and crimp the egdes with a fork and place onto baking tray separating each piece about 2 inches apart.
9. Brush the top of the pastry dough with the egg wash.
10. Bake for about 20-22 minutes.
11. Remove from oven and serve.

Traditional Jamaican Beef Patty

Manuel

This homemade traditional Jamaican beef patty recipe is filled inside a flaky pastry dough with our delicious beef filling that your gonna love.

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Prep Time 40 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine Caribbean, Jamaican

Servings 4 people

Calories 400 kcal

Ingredients

  

• INGREDIENTS FOR JAMAICAN BEEF PATTY FLAKY PASTRY DOUGH
• 250 grams All Purpose Flour
• 125 grams Ice Cold Water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon Tumeric Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Curry
• 120 grams Unsalted Butter chopped into cubes
• 1 large egg beaten for glazing
• INGREDIENTS FOR JAMAICAN BEEF PATTY FILLING
• 450 grams Lean Ground Beef 1 pound
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Canola oil
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried Cilantro or Parsley
• 1 1/4 teaspoon Curry
• 1 teaspoon Hot paprika
• 4 Scallions chopped finely
• 1 teaspoon Tumeric powder
• 1 medium size yellow or red onion
• 1/2 Red bell pepper cut into small pieces
• 1 Green pepper cut into small pieces
• 1 Onion Finely Chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper chopped into small pieces

Instructions

 

• HOW TO MAKE JAMAICAN FLAKY DOUGH FOR BEEF PATTIES?
• Add the flour, salt, tumeric, curry and butter into a food prosessor and pulse until crumb like consistency.
• Transfer the mixture into a mixing bowl and add the ice cold water.
• Knead the dough by hand until slightly developed. Dough should be homogenized.
• Cover with plastic and refrigerate.
• HOW TO MAKE TRADITIONAL JAMAICAN BEEF PATTY FILLING?
• Add the oil into a deep frying pan and add the red and green bell pepper, onions, and saute for about 4-5 minutes.
• Toss in the scallions, minsed garlic, tumeric, curry, salt, black pepper, paprika and ground beef and cook on medium heat until beef has browned.
• Add the dried cilantro or parsley, scotch bonnett pepper and beef stock, cover will lid and let simmer for 20 minutes and set aside.
• HOW TO SHAPE AND FILL JAMAICAN BEEF PATTIES?
• Preheat oven to 200°C (392°F) and place the oven rack to the middle position.
• Line a baking pan with parachment paper.
• Remove the pastry dough from the fridge and place onto a slightly floured working surface.
• Using a rolling pin, sheet the dough thin, about 3mm in thickness.
• Use a round cutter (7 inch in daiameter) or a small plate to cut out the dough discs.
• Fill each dough disc with 2-3 tablespoons of beef filling.
• Using a brush or your fingers, dampin the outer edge of the flaky dough disc with water.
• Fold over half of the pastry dough and crimp the egdes with a fork and place onto baking tray separating each piece about 2 inches apart.
• Brush the top of the pastry dough with the egg wash.
• Bake for about 20-22 minutes.
• Remove from oven and serve.

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