Jamaican Veggie-Beef Patty

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Jamaican Beef Patty

 

 

 

INGREDIENTS FOR BEEF FILLING:

 

2 packages of Morning Star Crumbles

1/2 teaspoon Accent

8 sprigs of thyme

2 ozs escallion

2 small hot peppers

1 teaspoon paprika

half a loaf french bread

1 teaspoon salt

METHOD:

 

Grind escallion and hot peppers in a mincing mill.

Add to crumbles with salt.

Place meat in a saucepan making a well in the center into which place

4 sprigs of thyme.

Cook without adding any water or fat until crumbles has lost its

broth and only certain amount of oil remains.

Pour off excess oil and add this to the paprika to be

used later on, strained for coloring meat.

While meat is being cooked, pour sufficient cold water over bread in

a saucepan to cover and soak for a few minutes, then squeeze dry,

saving water.

Pass bread through mincing mill and return the ground bread water

with 4 sprigs of thyme and cook until bread is dry.

Combine meat and cooked bread.

Add color, paprika in sufficient quantity to color the meat to taste.

Cook together for a further 20 mins.

Add Accent . Remove from fire. Cool for filling pastry circles.

INGREDIENTS FOR PASTRY:

 

11 ozs suet

4 cups flour

1 level teaspoon salt

2/3 cup iced water