JAMAICAN PORK PATTIES

JAMAICAN PORK PATTIES

PORTIONS: 10

INGREDIENTS FOR THE PATTIES CRUST

4 cups all-purpose flour

½ tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. turmeric or ½ tsp. curry powder

1½ tsp. salt

8 oz. shortening

1 cup ice water

METHOD

Mix flour with baking powder, turmeric or curry powder and salt.

Cut the shortening into the flour.

Add enough water to form a ball.

Divide the dough in 10 small dough balls. Sprinkle some flour on the preparation table. With a pastry roller extend the dough balls forming 10 circles.

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp. vegetable oil

1 lb. ground pork

1 medium size diced yellow onion

3 minced garlic cloves

1 dry hot pepper

½ tsp. ground black pepper

½ tsp. dry thyme leaves. (Fresh is better)

½ tsp.  ground allspice

1 tsp. curry powder

1 tsp. paprika

½ tsp. chili powder

½ chicken bouillon without M.S.G.

½ tsp. salt

3/4 cup water

1/3 cup plain bread crumbs

1 beaten egg

10 Jamaican patties disks

METHOD

Heat the oil in a frying pan and brown the pork. Add and brown the onions together with the garlic.

At medium heat add dry hot pepper, ground black pepper, thyme leaves, ground allspice, curry powder, paprika, chili powder, chicken bouillon and salt. Cook the spices for a minute.

Stir in water and bread crumbs. The pork mixture should be moist not dry.

Let the mixture to cool off.

Place some of the pork mixture in the center of the disks.  Brush with the egg half of the circle. Fold over the other half and seal the patties pressing the sides with a fork. Brush the patties with beaten egg before placing them in oven.

Preheat the oven at 425° F. and bake the patties for about 35 minutes.