Cheesy Beef Patties

PREP TIME:

MINUTES

COOK TIME:

MINUTES

TOTAL TIME:

60+ MINUTES

YIELD:

8 patties

Golden, cheesy, and packed with savoury beef—these cheesy beef patties are a bite-sized treat you won’t want to stop eating. Because who doesn’t love the combination of juicy beef and melted cheese wrapped in a crisp, flaky pastry? This easy recipe delivers irresistible flavour in every bite!

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About this recipe

Cheesy Jamaican patties are savory pastries with a flaky, golden crust filled with a blend of melted cheese, minced meat, vegetables, and Caribbean spices. They are a popular and delicious snack or meal option enjoyed for their unique flavors and satisfying texture.

Ingredients

Pastry

450g Plain Flour
100g cold butter
115g cold Lard (100g in the dough and 15g grated in the layers)
1 tbsp Curry Powder
1 tbsp Turmeric
1 tbsp Salt
200ml ice cold water + 15ml milk
1 Egg
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Filling

500 g Minced Beef
1 Onion, finely chopped
1 Carrots, grated
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp pepper
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp all purpose seasoning
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp browning
2 tbsp paprika
2 tsp garlic paste
50g breadcrumbs
150g cheddar cheese

Pastry

900g plain flour
200g cold butter
230g cold lard (200g in the dough, 30g grated in layers)
2 tbsp curry powder
2 tbsp turmeric
2 tbsp salt
400ml ice cold water + 30ml milk
2 eggs

Filling

1kg minced beef
2 onions (finely chopped)
2 carrots (grated)
2 tsp salt
2 tbsp pepper
2 tsp ground ginger
4 tsp all-purpose seasoning
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp ketchup
2 tbsp browning
4 tbsp paprika
4 tsp garlic paste
100g breadcrumbs
300g cheddar cheese

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Pastry

1.35kg plain flour
300g cold butter
345g cold lard (300g in the dough, 45g grated in layers)
3 tbsp curry powder
3 tbsp turmeric
3 tbsp salt
600ml ice cold water + 45ml milk
3 eggs

Filling

1.5kg minced beef
3 onions (finely chopped)
3 carrots (grated)
3 tsp salt
3 tbsp pepper
3 tsp ground ginger
6 tsp all-purpose seasoning
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp ketchup
3 tbsp browning
6 tbsp paprika
6 tsp garlic paste
150g breadcrumbs
450g cheddar cheese

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Ingredients

Pastry

16oz plain flour
3.5oz cold butter
4oz cold lard (3.5oz in the dough, 0.5oz grated in layers)
1 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp turmeric
1 tbsp salt
6.8fl oz ice cold water + 0.5fl oz milk
1 egg

Filling

17.6oz minced beef
1 onion (finely chopped)
1 carrot (grated)
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp pepper
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp all-purpose seasoning
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp browning
2 tbsp paprika
2 tsp garlic paste
1.8oz breadcrumbs
5.3oz cheddar cheese

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Pastry

32oz plain flour
7oz cold butter
8oz cold lard (7oz in the dough, 1oz grated in layers)
2 tbsp curry powder
2 tbsp turmeric
2 tbsp salt
13.5fl oz ice cold water + 1fl oz milk
2 eggs

Filling

35.2oz minced beef
2 onions (finely chopped)
2 carrots (grated)
2 tsp salt
2 tbsp pepper
2 tsp ground ginger
4 tsp all-purpose seasoning
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp ketchup
2 tbsp browning
4 tbsp paprika
4 tsp garlic paste
3.5oz breadcrumbs
10.6oz cheddar cheese

Pastry

47.2oz plain flour
10.5oz cold butter
12.1oz cold lard (10.5oz in the dough, 1.6oz grated in layers)
3 tbsp curry powder
3 tbsp turmeric
3 tbsp salt
20.3fl oz ice cold water + 1.5fl oz milk
3 eggs

Filling

52.8oz minced beef
3 onions (finely chopped)
3 carrots (grated)
3 tsp salt
3 tbsp pepper
3 tsp ground ginger
6 tsp all-purpose seasoning
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp ketchup
3 tbsp browning
6 tbsp paprika
6 tsp garlic paste
5.3oz breadcrumbs
15.9oz cheddar cheese

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Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the plain flour and the spices for your dough, then mix until evenly distributed to ensure no lumps of spices.
Add in 100g diced butter and 100g diced cold lard - you want this cold to ensure extra crispness.
Pour in the ice-cold water and milk.
Knead in all the ingredients to form a dough, don’t worry if it’s not a smooth dough as you want some visible chunks of butter and lard showing.
Roll out the dough to size 1cm on a floured surface.
Grate 7.5g of frozen lard onto the dough before folding the top and bottom over, you want it to look like a book after you’ve finished
Repeat step 7 and then pop it in the fridge to allow the dough to rest.
Meanwhile make the filling, Heat up a pan with oil then add the chopped onions, grated carrot and cook until softened. Then add your browning, ketchup, soy sauce and the spices (all but paprika and ginger) and mix until combined.
Then add the mince, breadcrumbs, paprika and ground ginger and cook all the filling ingredients together till brown, your mixture with thicken up and that’s what we’re looking for!
Leave to cool down.
Roll out the dough back out to around size X width and cut out large circles (I just used a bowl!)
Scoop around 1-2 tbsp of the filling on to the cut-out dough making sure you leave enough space around the edge to close the patty and then add some sliced cheddar on top.
Fold over the dough over to create a pasty.
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 180 degrees celsius

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