Many many years ago, my husband and I took a real vacation and went to Jamaica. One of the most relaxing vacations we have ever taken. We both got hooked on this Jamaican specialty. It’s a curried ground beef mixture in a flakey pastry shell. So amazing that I had to come home and make them myself. After several different internet recipes, and many adjustments, I finally came up with a Jamaican beef pie that matched those we had at Sandals Negril’s beach resort so many years ago.
These are something you’ll want to make on the weekend, as they do take a little time. But, you can freeze them uncooked or cooked and the filling can be used wrapped inside pizza dough, crescent rolls, or even with a tortilla and cheese for a delicious quesadilla. Yep, with the leftover meat, I’ve mixed it with many things.
Jamaican Beef Pies
Serves | 12 |
Prep time | 30 minutes |
Cook time | 35 minutes |
Total time | 1 hours, 5 minutes |
By author | Dish Ditty |
Ingredients
Make the Dough
- 3 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Curry Powder
- 1 cup Shortening or Butter
- 3/4 cups Water (iced)
- 1 tablespoon Vinegar
- 2 Egg Yolks
Put it together
- 1 Egg Wash (1 egg beaten with 1/4 cup water)
- Pam
Make the Beef Filling
- 1 Onion (Medium chopped fine)
- 1 tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seed
- 1lb Ground Beef (93% lean)
- 4 Green Onions (chopped fine)
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme (chopped fine)
- 1 cup Beef Broth
- 1/2 teaspoon Curry Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 cup Breadcrumbs (Plain)
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon Butter
Make the Beef Filling (Optional)
- 1 Habanero Chile* (chopped fine)
Note
These can be frozen raw or cooked.
Can be microwaved, but will taste better reheated in the toaster oven.
Have leftover filling? Wrap it inside pizza dough or crescent rolls and bake. Or, make it inside a quesadilla with cheese and tortilla.
This recipe doesn’t say how much ground beef to use.
Thanks for the edit Brett 🙂 It’s 1 pound of lean ground beef.