Jamaican Beef Patties
Jamaican Beef Patties
Dough
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 tablespoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
5 tablespoons cold water
Mix together dry ingredients thoroughly in a medium size mixing bowl. Add vegetable shortening and cold water; rub them into the seasoned flour with your fingers until you have a stiff dough. If the dough is too dry to hold together, add more cold water, 1/2 teaspoon at a time. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill it in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Meanwhile, make the filling.
After the filling is made, roll out the dough on a lightly floured work surface to 1/8-inch thick. Cut the dough into circles 5 inches in diameter. This is easily accomplished by pressing the edges of a 5-inch diameter plate or bowl into the dough, and then following the outline with a sharp knife to cut the circles. Roll out the scraps and cut more circles until all the dough is used.
Assemble beef patties by spooning about 1 1/2 tablespoons filling on one side of a pastry circle. Fold the other half of the circle over the filling so the edges meet, forming a half-moon. Seal the edges by pressing lightly with your fingertips and then with the tines of a fork. Place the beef patties on a baking sheet. Brush the tops of the beef patties with the beaten egg and bake them on the upper rack of a preheated 400 degree F oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Remove the beef patties from the oven and transfer them to wire racks. Serve them while they are still warm.
Makes about 1 dozen.
Filling
1/2 pound lean ground beef
1/2 pound hot or sweet Italian link
Chipotle Pepper Sauce
Chipotle Pepper Sauce
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
2 cups heavy cream
1 tbsp chicken base
3 chipotle chiles, chopped
2 ozs Monterey jack cheese
1 cup sour cream
Melt the butter in a saucepan; add flour & stir for 1 min
Add cream & chicken base & stir until the mixture thickens
Add chiles & cheese
Stir until the cheese melts
Remove from heat
When the boiling stops, fold in the sour cream
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Classic Green Chile Sauce
Classic Green Chile Sauce (Chile Verde)
This can be used in any recipe needing a green chile sauce
8 chopped green New Mexican chiles, roasted,