These low carb Jamaican meat pies or “patties” are spicy and comforting and so, so delicious!!!! Keto and gluten free. Ingredients Scale1x2x3x For the filling: 1/2lb ground pork 1/2lb ground beef (85% lean) 1small onion, chopped 3cloves of garlic, chopped 1/2 cupwater 1scotch bonnet or 2habaneros
Some Jamaican beef patties are spicy hot with the inclusion of scotch bonnet pepper. If you can tolerate the heat then by all means add some in the filling. Here, I added ½ a teaspoon of chili pepper to make it spicy but not overly hot. For the crust, you may use butter only.
Jamaican Meat Pie (Jamaican Beef Patty) It is yellowish due to the addition of turmeric. Turmeric is a spice that is mostly used for flavoring and also acts as a coloring agent. It gives off a mild fragrance slightly suggestive of orange and ginger. It is used to make other spices especially curry powder.
In this recipe, the beef filling is heavily spiced with cumin, garlic, onions, hot pepper, allspice, thyme, paprika and curry, differentiating itself from the rest. Some Jamaican beef patties are spicy hot with the inclusion of scotch bonnet pepper. If you can tolerate the heat then by all means add some in the filling.