World Cuisines

Jamaican Patty

Jamaica

The golden hand pie: Jamaican patty — a turmeric-golden flaky pastry filled with spicy minced beef (or chicken, vegetables, ackee), eaten in a coco bread for the full experience.

What it is

The golden hand pie: Jamaican patty — a turmeric-golden flaky pastry filled with spicy minced beef (or chicken, vegetables, ackee), eaten in a coco bread for the full experience. Ingredients: pastry: flour, turmeric or curry, suet or shortening, water; filling: beef mince, onions, scotch bonnet, thyme, breadcrumbs, curry powder, soy. Recipe: 1) Make the pastry; chill. 2) Cook the filling spicy and fairly dry. 3) Fill half-moons; crimp. 4) Bake until golden and flaking. Serve: with coco bread (the patty sandwich) from bakeries like Tastee and Juici. Flavor: flaky, fiery, savoury. History: the patty merges Cornish pasty, Indian spices and African fire via Jamaica's layered history. See also: Jerk Chicken and Pork, Ackee and Saltfish.

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