JAMAICAN BEEF PATTY

Directions

• DOUGH
• In a bowl add 3 cups of all-purpose flour, sugar, curry powder, turmeric powder, salt
• Wisk everything together to get all ingredients combined
• Add cold, cubed butter (110g), shortening (50g) to the flour mixture
• Use a fork or your hand to mix the ingredients together until you achieve a bread crumb like consistency
• Add milk to the mixture a little at a time until a dough is formed
• Cover the dough with a damped cloth or cling wrap and rest it in the fridge for 1 hr.
• FILLING:
• Add beef to a bowl
• Season beef with (all purpose seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, ginger powder , black pepper, salt, pimento seeds, olive oil)
• Rest the beef in the fridge for 30mins
• Add oil to pot over low heat and add fresh seasoning (onion, scallion, scotch bonnet pepper, garlic, dried thyme leaves ) and pimento seeds, carrot
• Sauté for 3-5 minutes
• Add beef and use a fork to separate the beef so it does not stick together
• Cover pot and allow beef to sweat or until add the redness has faded
• Add soy sauce and ketchup, mix and cover for 5 mins
• Add a mixture of browning and water
• 10. Add all-purpose seasoning according to your liking and cover pot for 10 mins
• 11. Add breadcrumbs and mix
• 12. Turn stove off and allow filling to cool completely
• Putting it together:
• Roll dough out on a floured surface to about 1 cm thick and add shredded butter and shortening
• Fold the dough then roll it out to about 1cm again
• Add remaining shredded butter and shortening , fold once more and then roll again
• Cut the dough into the sizes that you desire for your patties
• Add the cooled beef filling on one side of your dough
• Add egg wash to each end of the dough then seal with a fork
• Remove excess dough with a dough cutter if you so desire
• Brush the whole patty with egg wash
• Place patty on a lined tray and bake for 30-45mins at 350◦
• Enjoy