Miss G’s Simple Homemade Jamaican Beef Patty Recipe - Jamaicans and Jamaica - Jamaicans.com (2024)

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What is the best patty in Jamaica? ›

Juici Patties is one of Jamaica's largest pattie fast food chains with a whopping thirty years of experience baking the tasty Jamaican delight. Famous for their distinctive taste and made from the finest ingredients Juici Patties is arguably the market leader in Jamaican patties.

Make the crust: Whisk flour in a medium bowl, then whisk in turmeric, sugar and salt. Work in shortening and beef suet quickly, rubbing them into the dry ingredients with your fingers until the mixture is evenly crumbly. Gradually add ½ cup ice cold water while stirring with your hands to form the dough.

This handheld pastry is formed by folding circular dough over the savory filling—traditionally seasoned ground beef, but it can be filled with chicken, pork, lamb, shrimp, lobster, mixed vegetables, fish, soy, ackee, or cheese. The flaky shell is tinted a golden yellow due to the recipe containing egg yolk or turmeric.

With 336 calories, 15 grams of fat and 432 milligrams of sodium, the beef patty is not on the same health plane as, say, a crisp green salad loaded with vegetables. But Harrison says the patty does rate better than many other fast food choices.

Over time, the recipe evolved, and Jamaican cooks replaced the traditional filling with spiced ground beef. Over time, the African and Indian people of the Caribbean added their own unique flavors and ingredients, such as onions, garlic, peppers, and beef giving birth to the Jamaican beef patty we know and love today.

Among the Jamaican diaspora in the United Kingdom, the pastry is more like that of a suet crust and often made with butter or margarine, which provides the flaky pastry, and curry powder containing turmeric, which provides the yellow colour.

Conventionally, patties are marked with a colored dot on the crust to indicate the filling: No dot: ground beef. Red dot: Spicy ground Beef. Green dot: vegetables (often not vegetarian, containing animal suet, tallow, and/or other animal ingredients; vegetarians must inquire whether recipes are suitable for their diets ...

Beef burgers need nothing more than a sprinkle of salt, preferably kosher salt, to cook up juicy and delicious. Some black pepper is also welcome, and there's no reason not to branch out with any number of hamburger-friendly seasonings: herbs, spices, onions and more.

While it's true that burgers are high in protein, they aren't exactly a healthy food. “Burgers are high in saturated fat, which can lead to heart disease and high cholesterol levels,” says Long Island-based registered dietitian Kimberly Wiemann, MS, RDN.

Though burgers provide protein and other nutrients, they're not seen as a healthy food option. That's because they're high in saturated fat and cholesterol. They're also often bundled with sodas and french fries, which contain large amounts of sugar and saturated fats.

Do you eat Jamaican patty with sauce? ›

Queso dip: There are many sauces that go well with Jamaican patties. These patties are easy to dip into sauces that will give them an extra burst of flavor, like when you dip your patty in queso dip. A good queso dip can add additional flavors and spices to complement your patty.

Jerk Chicken, Pork, or Fish

Most commonly, chicken is seasoned with Jamaican jerk, but it can also be applied to other meats and seafood. While Rastafarians, in particular, do not eat pork, it makes for a popular dish amongst other Jamaicans, especially when slathered with the classic jerk seasoning.

Because ackee and saltfish is Jamaica's national dish and a staple, it's easy to find at just about any restaurant on the island. Many restaurants prepare ackee and saltfish by harvesting their own crops.

Ground beef: For the best, juiciest burgers, use meat with 15% to 20% fat. Any lower, and you'll lose some flavor, and the burgers will be dry. I usually buy ground chuck, but a ground sirloin is a nice option, too. Salt and pepper: I season my burger patty like steak and sprinkle them on the outside.