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Jamaica meat patties


Jamaica meat patties - recipe image
Serves:
4
Time:
1 hr 20 min



These patties are popular snacks in Jamaica at parties and picnics, they can be made with a variety of fillings


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Each serving contains:

MED
SALT
0.7g

LOW
SUGAR
3.5g

HIGH
SAT
8.9g

MED
FAT
20.7g


Contains allergens

Ingredients

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Pastry
  • 250g plain flour
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 125g hard margarine
  • 3-4 tbsp cold water
  • 1 egg, beaten
For the meat filling:
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 200g minced beef or lamb
  • 1 small sweet potato, finely chopped
  • 1 green pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp hot pepper sauce
  • 1 small tin chopped tomatoes
  • freshly ground black pepper

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC or gas mark 5.

  2. To make the filling fry the onion and garlic in the oil until soft. Add the meat and cook until brown, then add the other filling ingredients and cook until the vegetables are soft.

  3. Make the pastry while the filling is cooling. Sieve the flour and turmeric into a bowl with the salt, and rub in the margarine until it looks like breadcrumbs. Add enough cold water to make a stiff dough and knead it gently until the pastry is smooth.

  4. Roll out the pastry into a circle about 5mm thick, and cut out about 12 circles with a pastry cutter.

  5. Put the circles on a greased baking tray and brush the edge of each with the beaten egg to help the edges stick. Place a small amount of the filling in the centre of each and fold each circle in half, pressing the edges together with the prongs of a fork.

  6. Brush the surface of each pattie with the beaten egg and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Serve them hot or cold with a crisp mixed salad.



Other options

Hot tips: Don’t handle the pastry too much because it will make it hard and chewy.

Nutritional information

Nutrient Per 100g Per 174g portion
Energy205 kcal (860 kJ)355 kcal (1492 kJ)
Protein 6.7g 11.5g
Carbohydrate 19.0g 33.0g
(of which sugars) 2.0g 3.5g
Fat 11.9g 20.7g
(of which saturates) 5.1g 8.9g
Fibre 1.2g 2.1g
Sodium 0.16g 0.30g
Salt 0.4g 0.7g


Allergy advice

Contains: wheat (gluten), egg, milk. Some pepper sauces contain mustard, always check the label.


Food safety tips

Always wash your hands, work surfaces, utensils and chopping boards before you start and after handling raw meat. Keep raw meat away from ready-to-eat foods such as salad, fruit and bread.