Alberta Prime Times columnist Etty Cameron shares her recipe for home-made beef patties. Reminiscent of those she grew up with in Jamaica, these are a less spicy, but still delicious version for a snack or meal.
Ingredients for filling:
500g ground beef
I medium onion finely minced
1tsp thyme
1tsp all-purpose seasoning (available at Walmart or specialty grocers)
¼ tsp salt
¾ cup bread crumbs
¼ tsp paprika
chopped hot pepper to taste
Method: Cook ground beef in an iron skillet until crumbly.
Add a bit of water to beef, with onions and chopped pepper. Cook well.
Stir in bread crumbs. Combine all other ingredients and add to mixture until it resembles a slightly runny sauce. Put in fridge to set.
Ingredients for pastry:
2 1/2 cups flour
¾ cup Crisco (or favorite shortening)
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp curry powder
cold water
Method: Combine flour, salt, curry powder. Cut in Crisco. Use water to roll mixture into bread-like dough. Sprinkle a little flour at a time and roll dough into wide sheet. Cut circles. Reroll left over pieces to make as many circles as possible
Assembly:
Put a tsp or tbsp of cooled beef mixture on each circle. Fold circle over and crimp edges with a fork. Put on a sheet and bake in conventional oven at 300 degrees for 20 minutes
