Jamaican Patties

Name: Jamaican Patties
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Jamaica
Ingredients: 400g plain flour; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp salt; 150g cold butter or shortening, cubed; 100ml ice cold water; 500g beef mince; 1 large onion, finely diced; 3 spring onions, sliced; 1 scotch bonnet, finely chopped; 1 tsp each curry powder, allspice, thyme; 100ml beef stock

Jamaica

Jamaican patties evolved from the Cornish pasties brought by British settlers, transformed with West African and Indian spices. They are sold at every lunch counter across Jamaica and in every Jamaican community worldwide.

Jamaica's iconic golden pastry — a flaky, turmeric-yellow crust filled with spiced minced beef, onions and scotch bonnet. The most popular street food and takeaway food in Jamaica.

Authentic Jamaica Jamaican Patties recipe

Prep

45 mins

Cook

25 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

425 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

400gplain flour

1 tspturmeric

1 tspsalt

150gcold butter or shortening, cubed

100mlice cold water

500gbeef mince

1 largeonion, finely diced

3spring onions, sliced

1scotch bonnet, finely chopped

1 tsp eachcurry powder, allspice, thyme

100mlbeef stock

Method

Make pastry: mix flour, turmeric and salt. Rub in butter until breadcrumb-like. Add water to form dough. Chill 30 minutes.

Brown beef mince with onion, spring onion and scotch bonnet. Add spices and stock. Cook until dry. Cool.

Roll pastry thin. Cut 15cm circles.

Fill half of each circle with mince. Fold over. Press edges with a fork.

Brush with egg wash.

Bake at 200°C for 20-25 minutes until golden.

Chef's Tip

The turmeric in the pastry is what gives Jamaican patties their characteristic golden colour — do not reduce it.

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