16 Reviews of Jamaican Beef Patties

From: Auntie Mags

On Feb 28, 2005

This recipe definitely exceeded my expectations. The combination of thyme and hot peppers (I used 1 tsp. of cayenne powder for a mild patty) seemed unusual but turned out fantastic! The crust was wonderfully flaky and light. A new family favourite!

From: Happy_Housewife

On Sep 11, 2005

I used to live in Toronto where there were lots of Jamaican beef patties available but after moving to the Bay Area, I had trouble finding any here! I was craving for these for so long and finally had a chance to eat them. My husband never had beef patties but he just loves this recipe. We dont' have a food processor, we used our hands to knead the dough. Everything turned out great! Thanks for posting the recipe!

From: AudiWhoLuvs2Cook

On Nov 26, 2007

I love the recipe! As a time saver, I use Goya Discos (premade empanada dough in the frozen section) instead of making the dough myself and it cuts the time tremendously (about 40 minutes start to finish). I grew up on Jamaican beef patties so the short cut allows me to have it whenever I get a craving. When I use the premade dough I egg wash the tops to make them shine. I can even get my fiance to help assemble the patties. To keep the patties HOT keep the habanero seeds in; less hot but still with spice take out the seeds, and omit the habanero if you have a person who just can't take the heat.

From: GoldieMtl

On Apr 13, 2007

I love patties and have tried a few different recipes so I thought I would try one more. My search continues for the perfect authentic pattie! The dough was easy to make, I used 1/2 cup of shortening and 1/2 cup of butter instead of 1cup of shortening. The crust turned out flaky and delicious but I will omit the butter next time as it ws a little too buttery tasting. The filling was tasty but I definitely like a bit more kick to mine. Something is missing but I cannot figure out what. Perhaps a bit of curry in the meat and a few cloves of garlic. I will try it next time. Overall, a good recipe but you may want to tinker around with the filling depending on the intenisty of heat you desire.

From: LoydaP

On Dec 22, 2007

This is an awesome recipe. I've made it three times now. Be warned it can be very labor intensive, but it's really worth it. The first time, I think it took me about 3-4 hours. The last time I got down to 2 hours. The changes I made: 1. The meat needed alot more salt than the recipe calls for, so I added to taste. 2. I increased the habanero for extra spicyness. 3. I added 4 or 5 cloves of garlic to the meat. 4. I eliminated the thyme, due to personal taste preference. The texture of the dough was wonderful and perfectly complimented the filling. I would suggest splitting the dough into equal parts of 7-8 dough balls. It's very easy to get the exact dough necessary that way, basically this gets you restaurant-sized patties. I made the mistake of filling the patties up too much, I would say use about 1/4 cup of filling. My family are huge fans of jamaican foods and they gobbled these right up!

From: Nadajoh

On Dec 19, 2008

I love jamaican beef patties and this was my first attempt at homemade. Unfortunately the dough didn't turn out nice and flaky and was very bland. As for the filling, after doubling all the seasonings, the filling was very, very tasty. Ialso used 2 tbls of tomato paste instead of 2 tsp ketchup, 1 1/2 tbls onion powder (didn't have an onion), and added 1 tbls of garlic powder. This is a good starter recipe however I'm in search of a flakier, tastier shell.

From: Chef #812824

On Apr 8, 2008

I made these today. It did take a bit of time but the results was worth the effort. My son loved them just as is. I think it is a good base but I need a bit more heat and it just needs something extra to make it 5 stars. The crust was great. I did add the garlic as suggested.

From: junebugluvs5

On Apr 2, 2008

My Daughters LOVE Jamaican Beef Patties. This recipe was my first attempt at making them and it will be the only recipe for them here on! They were awesome! Thanks for sharing.

From: Nisa

On Jul 11, 2007

This Beef Pattie recipe was very good. My father loved it! the only thing which I felt was missing was that the filling wasn't quite 'spicy' enough. Also next time I will omit some of the butter as it was a bit too rich for me. But besides that it was wonderful. Thanks! I've been craving for these for a loooooong time

From: Canadian Cookie

On Aug 25, 2008

Made and really enjoyed... yielded 6 really large patties. Next time would make into 12 smaller patties. I thought the heat would be too much, but they mellowed out really nicely!