Jamaican Beef Patties

Ingredients

• cup sall-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon scurry powder
• pinch salt
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup water
• tablespoon sbutter
• pound ground beef
• small onion, finely diced
• Scotch bonnet pepper - stemmed, seeded, and minced
• teaspoon curry powder
• teaspoon allspice
• teaspoon ground clove s
• teaspoon dried thyme
• teaspoon freshly ground back pepper
• pinch of salt
• beef bouillon cube
• 1/2 cup water
• tablespoon sbrowning seasoning sauce
• bay leaf
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
• egg, beaten

Instructions

1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
2. Prepare pastry: Combine flour, 1 ½ teaspoons curry powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
3. Stir in water until mixture forms a ball. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
4. Shape dough into a log and cut it into 10 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 6 inch circle (approximately 1/8 inch thick) on a lightly floured surface; set aside. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
5. To make the beef filling: Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.
6. Sauté onion and diced Scotch bonnet pepper until soft, about 2 minutes.
7. Stir in ground beef; season with 1 teaspoon curry powder, allspice, ground cloves, thyme, pepper, and salt.
8. Cook, stirring constantly, until beef is evenly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
9. Crumble in bouillon cube and stir in 1/2 cup of water and browning sauce until well combined; add bay leaf and simmer until liquid is absorbed.
10. Remove skillet from heat; discard bay leaf and stir in bread crumbs.
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12. Spoon equal amounts of filling onto each pastry circle. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
13. Fold over and press edges together, making a half circle. Use the back of a fork to seal edges, then brush tops with beaten egg. Place pastries on a baking sheet. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
14. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios