Jamaican Beef Patty

Step 2: Start the beef filling

  • Filling

    • ground beef
      , 80/20
      450 g1 lb
    • onions
      , diced
      1/4
    • carrots
      , diced
      1/4
    • scotch bonnets
      , diced
      1
    • garlic
      , minced
      2 cloves
    • curry powder
      a spoonful
    • dried thyme
      a spoonful
    • smoked paprika
      a spoonful
    • allspice
      , ground
      1/2 spoonful

Add your ground beef to a hot pan. Use a potato masher or spatula to break it up into a small, pebbly texture. There shouldn’t be any large chunks of ground beef left.

Continue the ground beef until it develops some and is cooked through. Remove the beef from the pan with a spoon into a bowl or container.

Using the same pan, add the onion, carrot, and scotch bonnet. these on medium heat, scraping to any fond from the beef as they begin to release their moisture.

  • If needed, you can help this process along with a splash of water.

Once the vegetables are softened, add in the garlic, curry powder, thyme, smoked paprika, and allspice. Stir and let those for about 30 seconds before adding the meat back in.

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