A pic of my first Jamaican (beef patty) Empanada, homemade pastry and
filling. Not great but great for first attempt!

http://tinypic.com/m/b4xg8j/3

Jamaican (meat patty) Empanada's

Pastry:
2 c flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 tsp curry powder
½ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp cayenne
¼ c butter
2/3 c lard
½ c ice water

Filling:
1/2 LB ground pork
1/2 LB ground beef
1/2 c onion, chopped
2 tsp fresh garlic, smashed and minced
3 scallions, chopped
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (reduce or eliminate)
1 Tbsp curry powder
1 tsp thyme
½ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp black pepper
½ c bread crumbs (slightly dried)
1 c water
2 Tbsps oil

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piedmont (michael)

the practical bbq'r!; http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/

piedmont wrote:
>
> A pic of my first Jamaican (beef patty) Empanada, homemade pastry and
> filling. Not great but great for first attempt!
>
> http://tinypic.com/m/b4xg8j/3
>
> Jamaican (meat patty) Empanada's
>
> Pastry:
> 2 c flour
> 1 ½ tsp baking powder
> ½ tsp salt
> 1 tsp curry powder
> ½ tsp turmeric
> ¼ tsp cayenne
> ¼ c butter
> 2/3 c lard
> ½ c ice water
>
> Filling:
> 1/2 LB ground pork
> 1/2 LB ground beef
> 1/2 c onion, chopped
> 2 tsp fresh garlic, smashed and minced
> 3 scallions, chopped
> 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (reduce or eliminate)
> 1 Tbsp curry powder
> 1 tsp thyme
> ½ tsp turmeric
> ¼ tsp black pepper
> ½ c bread crumbs (slightly dried)
> 1 c water
> 2 Tbsps oil

Allspice, it's missing allspice (a.k.a. pimento), the hallmark Jamaican
spice. The curry powder should really be Jamaican curry, not Indian
curry as there are differences. Scotch Bonnet peppers would be more
correct than cayenne also.

piedmont wrote:
> A pic of my first Jamaican (beef patty) Empanada, homemade pastry and
> filling. Not great but great for first attempt!
>
> http://tinypic.com/m/b4xg8j/3
>
> Jamaican (meat patty) Empanada's
>
> Pastry:
> 2 c flour
> 1 ½ tsp baking powder
> ½ tsp salt
> 1 tsp curry powder
> ½ tsp turmeric
> ¼ tsp cayenne
> ¼ c butter
> 2/3 c lard
> ½ c ice water
>
> Filling:
> 1/2 LB ground pork
> 1/2 LB ground beef
> 1/2 c onion, chopped
> 2 tsp fresh garlic, smashed and minced
> 3 scallions, chopped
> 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (reduce or eliminate)
> 1 Tbsp curry powder
> 1 tsp thyme
> ½ tsp turmeric
> ¼ tsp black pepper
> ½ c bread crumbs (slightly dried)
> 1 c water
> 2 Tbsps oil
>
I especially like the look of that pastry. My reaction to the
filling is temporarily colored by the fact that I ate something
with MUCH too much thyme in it yesterday.

--
Jean B.

"piedmont" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>A pic of my first Jamaican (beef patty) Empanada, homemade pastry and >
>filling. Not great but great for first attempt!
>
> http://tinypic.com/m/b4xg8j/3
>
> Jamaican (meat patty) Empanada's

This sounds ravishing. How I wish!

"Pete C." > wrote in news:4c4ccbdf$0$12606
:

>
> piedmont wrote:
>>
>> A pic of my first Jamaican (beef patty) Empanada, homemade pastry and
>> filling. Not great but great for first attempt!
snip
>>
>> Filling:
>> 1/2 LB ground pork
>> 1/2 LB ground beef
>> 1/2 c onion, chopped
>> 2 tsp fresh garlic, smashed and minced
>> 3 scallions, chopped
>> 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (reduce or eliminate)
>> 1 Tbsp curry powder
>> 1 tsp thyme
>> ½ tsp turmeric
>> ¼ tsp black pepper
>> ½ c bread crumbs (slightly dried)
>> 1 c water
>> 2 Tbsps oil
>
> Allspice, it's missing allspice (a.k.a. pimento), the hallmark
> Jamaican
> spice. The curry powder should really be Jamaican curry, not Indian
> curry as there are differences. Scotch Bonnet peppers would be more
> correct than cayenne also.

Pete,

I wondered about that but when only 1 out of 6 googled recipes had
allspice, I opted to go with out. The filling was too bland and sorely
missed it.

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regards,

piedmont (michael)

the practical bbq'r!; http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/

"Jean B." > wrote in :

> piedmont wrote:
>> A pic of my first Jamaican (beef patty) Empanada, homemade pastry and
>> filling. Not great but great for first attempt!
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/m/b4xg8j/3
>>
>> Jamaican (meat patty) Empanada's
>>
>> Pastry:
>> 2 c flour
>> 1 ½ tsp baking powder
>> ½ tsp salt
>> 1 tsp curry powder
>> ½ tsp turmeric
>> ¼ tsp cayenne
>> ¼ c butter
>> 2/3 c lard
>> ½ c ice water
>>
>> Filling:
>> 1/2 LB ground pork
>> 1/2 LB ground beef
>> 1/2 c onion, chopped
>> 2 tsp fresh garlic, smashed and minced
>> 3 scallions, chopped
>> 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (reduce or eliminate)
>> 1 Tbsp curry powder
>> 1 tsp thyme
>> ½ tsp turmeric
>> ¼ tsp black pepper
>> ½ c bread crumbs (slightly dried)
>> 1 c water
>> 2 Tbsps oil
>>
> I especially like the look of that pastry. My reaction to the
> filling is temporarily colored by the fact that I ate something
> with MUCH too much thyme in it yesterday.
>

Jean,

Thanks about the pastry, it was the first time doing any pastry, it came
out flaky for sure, had to handle them gingerly or they would have
crumbled apart. This may resolve my fear of pie crusts altogether!

--
regards,

piedmont (michael)

the practical bbq'r!; http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/

Goomba > wrote in news:8b458pFqjrU1
@mid.individual.net:

> piedmont wrote:
>> A pic of my first Jamaican (beef patty) Empanada, homemade pastry and
>> filling. Not great but great for first attempt!
>>
>> http://tinypic.com/m/b4xg8j/3
>
> They look good! You need more spices though, IMO.
> I was already planning on making some this week using Emeril's recipe
> which I love the filling but not so nuts about his pastry. I made them
> once before so for this time I bought some puff pastry and will make it
> into small turnovers.
snip

Goomba,

The filling in my borrowed recipe was indeed too bland for my taste's!



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regards,

piedmont (michael)

the practical bbq'r!; http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/

piedmont wrote:
> Goomba > wrote in news:8b458pFqjrU1

>> They look good! You need more spices though, IMO.
>> I was already planning on making some this week using Emeril's recipe
>> which I love the filling but not so nuts about his pastry. I made them
>> once before so for this time I bought some puff pastry and will make it
>> into small turnovers.
> snip
>
> Goomba,
>
> The filling in my borrowed recipe was indeed too bland for my taste's!

So take your pastry recipe and Emeril's filling and I think you'll enjoy
it very much!

Goomba > wrote in news:8b458pFqjrU1
@mid.individual.net:

snip
>
> They look good! You need more spices though, IMO.
> I was already planning on making some this week using Emeril's recipe
> which I love the filling but not so nuts about his pastry. I made them
> once before so for this time I bought some puff pastry and will make it
> into small turnovers.
>
>
> * Exported from MasterCook *
>
> Jamaican Meat Patties (Just the Filling)
>
> Recipe By :Emeril Lagasse, 2001

>snip

It looks good but I always wonder with these so called (sorry) famous chefs
if their recipes are too modified from what a woman cooking in her kitchen
in Jamaica would make? Changed to suit American restaraunt goers who neve
had an authentic food. My thing is to have 'Mom's' recipe.

Anyway, I have the Rum! woohoo! so I may give it try in a few weeks. If so,
I'll post results! Thanks!!!

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regards,

piedmont (michael)

the practical bbq'r!; http://sites.google.com/site/thepracticalbbqr/