Meat Pies
Ingredients: [‘pastry dough’, ‘flour’, ‘cold water’, ‘butter’, ‘shortening’, ‘salt’, ‘baking powder’, ‘curry powder’, ‘turmeric’, ‘ground beef’, ‘onion’, ‘scallions’, ‘fresh thyme’, ‘breadcrumbs’, ‘scotch bonnet pepper’, ‘garlic cloves’, ‘water’, ‘salt’, ‘pepper’, ‘paprika’, ‘sugar’, ‘nutmeg’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [” pastry dough”,”1 lb flour”,”1/2 cup ice cold water”,”1/2 cup melted butter”,”1/2 cup shortening”,”1 teaspoon salt”,”1 teaspoon baking powder”,”1 teaspoon curry powder, medium hot “,”1 teaspoon on turmeric or 1 drop Anjou pear, annatto “,”1 lb ground beef”,”1 medium onion”,”4 scallions (or 1 more medium onion)”,”2 stalks fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons ground thyme”,”1/2 cup breadcrumbs”,”1 scotch bonnet pepper (or 1 tbsp. curry powder or chili sauce)”,”2 garlic cloves”,”1 cup water”,”1 teaspoon salt”,”1 teaspoon pepper”,”1 teaspoon paprika”,”1/2 teaspoon sugar”,”1 teaspoon nutmeg”]
Number of Servings: 4
Steps: [‘Preparation – pastry.’, ‘Sieve flour.’, ‘Stir in baking powder, curry powder, salt and turmeric.’, ‘Work the butter and shortening in with fingertips until mixture resembles breadcrumbs.’, ‘Slowly drizzle in the water until the mixture has a dough-like consistency (it should only be slightly sticky).’, ‘Roll the dough in to a ball.’, ‘Wrap in cling film and place in the fridge for 1 hour.’, ‘Preparation – filling.’, ‘onion + scallion in to fine pieces.’, ‘Fry gently – so they do not quite get time to brown.’, ‘Add meat, thyme, garlic, peppers (finely chopped), salt, pepper, paprika, sugar and nutmeg.’, ‘Fry until mixture is fairly dry, drain off excess fat if necessary, Add water and breadcrumbs, cook until the mixture has a thick, saucy texture.’, ‘Combining the pastry and filling.’, ‘Roll the pastry on a floured board until it is about 1/8 of an inch thick.’, ‘Cut as many circles (about the size of a saucer) out of the dough as you can.’, ‘Place 1 tablespoon of the filling on one side of each pastry circle.’, ‘Moisten the edges of each patty with water and fold pastry over to make a crescent shape.’, ‘Seal the edge of each patty by crimping with a fork.’, ‘Preheat oven to 375.’, ‘Place patties on aluminum foil.’, ‘Cook for 35 minutes (or until golden brown).’]