Jamaican Meat Patties

Ingredients

30 ml oilve oil
1 onion
3 garlic
450 gr beef
6 gr curry powder
4 gr salt
1 gr black pepper
55 gr bread crumbs
120 ml chicken stock
2 green onions
250 gr flour
1/2 tumeric
150 gr shortening
60 ml ice water
1 egg

Instructions

Heat oil in large heavy skillet. Add onions and garlic. Cook, stirring till onion wilts. Add ground meat. Cook, stirring until meat is browned and combined with onions. Sprinkle with curry, salt and pepper. Cook about 5 minutes. Stir in breadcrumbs and stock or water. Cook, stirring often, about 20 minutes. Mixture should be thick but not dry. Stirin green onions. Make pastry by combining flour with tumeric and salt. Cut in butter or shortening until in tiny bites. Add water; gather into a ball. Roll out to about 1 cm thivkness and cut into 10 cm circles. Gather remaining dough together and lightly cut out again. Place about 1 Tablespoon filling on each circle. Brush edges with lightly beaten egg, fold over and seal. Preheat oven to 200ÂșC . Place patties on cookie sheets lined with aluminium foil. Brush lightly with remaining lightly beaten egg. Bake 25 to 30 till browned. MAKES: Approx 30 Patties These can be made ahead and frozen. SOURCE: Marion Kane, The Toronto Star