Jamaican Patties For Something Different
By L. Jenkinson
@MarymargII (12422)
Toronto, Ontario
February 22, 2018 8:53pm CST
Watching the Food Network or other cooking shows certainly do make you hungry and wish you had whatever they are making to eat for dinner!
So when I saw them making Empanadas, it reminded me of a great little hand pie I used to buy at a specialty shop called a Jamaican Patty.
It is like an empanada but with a curried ground beef filling and if you like spicey---it's delicious.But of course,many of you already tried one.
Well we tried a recipe but only made the filling from scratch and used puff pastry to make the half-moon pie and it really turned out! Now I will try them again with different variations as I'm thinking they would make a great treat as an appetizer as well! Samosas, empanadas and Jamaican Patties are all a fun treat for yourself or company. Think I'll keep most of them for myself-----lol! Pixabay free image
So when I saw them making Empanadas, it reminded me of a great little hand pie I used to buy at a specialty shop called a Jamaican Patty.
It is like an empanada but with a curried ground beef filling and if you like spicey---it's delicious.But of course,many of you already tried one.
Well we tried a recipe but only made the filling from scratch and used puff pastry to make the half-moon pie and it really turned out! Now I will try them again with different variations as I'm thinking they would make a great treat as an appetizer as well! Samosas, empanadas and Jamaican Patties are all a fun treat for yourself or company. Think I'll keep most of them for myself-----lol! Pixabay free image12 people like this
13 responses
oh please do share Mary!
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
26 Feb 18
oh certainly- I'm going to make more this week so will send you some-- ha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
27 Feb 18
@toniganzon Could get a little stale in the post though---ha!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
24 Feb 18
Thjs recipe has both curry and a hot pepper in it chopped up--- but is not overly hot.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Feb 18
@shubhu3 You can buy the pastry also if you don't want to have to make it.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
20 Mar 18
I really love pasties, of the Cornish variety which are not so different from empanadas. I like sweet empanadas better personally but that does sound very good.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
22 Mar 18
I thought about that- I know about empanadas but am not sure what the difference would be? I think they do have meat but are not hot with curry flavour like a Jamaican Patty? Should look it up!
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@LadyDuck (458179)
• Switzerland
24 Feb 18
@MarymargII Puff pastry has a lot of butter in it, the texture is different.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
24 Feb 18
That's how I made them- with both curry and a half hot chili pepper- we didn't find this particular pastry too rich. Delicious!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Feb 18
@LadyDuck Yes but this one is not so rich- it's one I purchased before so we thought it went well. There is a recipe for the pie itself also and when I get to it, I will try it out later as the filling was very good.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
28 Feb 18
Would love to try them with ground lamb next time- sounds good!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
12 Apr 18
@DianneN They turned out good but could use a bit more curry flavour I thought to be more authentic. Will try more later.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Feb 18
Yes very tasty and spicy too. We have a particular restaurant here that serves it up well.
I love empanadas . . . and oh how I would love to try a Jamaican Patty 
! Good idea to use puff pastry - save the time and effort (I would have done the same!).
@Freelanzer (10745)
• Canada
23 Feb 18
Jamaican patties are delicious. I have also made them occasionally
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
24 Feb 18
They really did and I made them a bit extra spicy.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
25 Feb 18
They do taste well but this pic makes them look even tastier.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Feb 18
Yum, I need to try this, I am bored with food and cooking
