Jamaican cocktail Beef Patties

beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cornmeal

Whole wheat flour adds fiber; cornmeal is often cheaper and gluten-free.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is healthier, while margarine can be a budget-friendly alternative.

scotch bonnet pepper

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeños provide heat with fewer calories; bell peppers are milder and more affordable.

Mix 6 cups of flour, 1 stick of butter, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 teaspoon of curry powder until it looks like coarse cornmeal.

Add enough ice cold water to make a dough, then wrap it in saran wrap and put it in the fridge to rest for approximately 20 minutes.

Prepare the filling by chopping 1 onion, 1 jalapeno pepper, green onion, and thyme as small as possible without blending them.

Add spices to the filling: a bit of black pepper, some paprika, and adjust the spice level as needed.

Chop garlic and additional pepper, adding about half to the filling to taste.

Add 1 teaspoon of soy sauce and 1 teaspoon of browning for color, then adjust flavor and let it cook for another 20 minutes with 1 cup of water.

Roll out the dough on a floured countertop to less than a quarter inch thick.

Cut the rolled dough into circles and remove excess dough.

Place filling on each circle, brush edges with milk and butter to seal, and use a fork to press and seal them completely.

Place the patties on a tray and glaze them with milk and butter before baking.

Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake the patties for 15 minutes.

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