This recipe for vegan beef & cheese Jamaican patties is so exciting! I can't wait to share it with you. Denai Moore gave me permission to publish it. You should check out her book Plenty of.
I made a recipe recently from the cookbook of a vegan creator. Here's how School Night Vegan tofu salmon filledets came out. This recipe caught my attention out of all the gorgeous recipes in Plentiful. This is the first time I've ever eaten a vegan Jamaican patties and it brings back a lot of nostalgia. In high school, I used to buy real Jamaican beef patties at the corner store. This is a delicious memory, even though most of my high school memories were shite.
Denai Moore's Plentiful is the first book of its kind. It pays homage and honors Jamaican flavors, authentic Jamaican dishes, while firmly integrating them into a contemporary context. The recipes, which range from her easy-to-make Rice & peas Arancini, to her comforting Oxtail' gravy & Roasted Garlic Spring Onion Mashed, are delicious, accessible, and engaging.
Jamaican food can be misrepresented as being spicy and meat heavy. Denai, a Jamaican Chef who enjoys vegan cooking, debunks the taboo surrounding Jamaican cuisine in Plentiful. She shows in this book how vibrant, exciting and diverse vegan flavors are and Jamaican cuisine.
Denai is also on Instagram!
Denai says in her book that these patties were a labor-of-love and worth making, especially if they're to be shared with family or close friends. The vegan beef is delicious. It's so good I could eat it all by itself over rice.
How to make Jamaican patties
Watch the video I made for my channel on YouTube. It will help you understand the process. The recipe turned out perfectly, even though I messed up the dough by following the instructions. I had to troubleshoot, and I simply incorporated the butter into dough and added flour until it reached the right consistency. This dough is more like a enriched pizza crust. It's easier and foolproof to make the dough as a pie crust. Skip the extra butter layers. You will find instructions in the written recipe.
Denai creates a dough that is laminated, similar to a rough puff pasty. She achieves this by rolling a large amount of cold vegan butter between layers of dough. This was my first time making a lamination dough. It takes practice. What I did to correct my mistakes may not have been the best way to make Jamaican patty pastries, but the method I modified was satisfying nonetheless. When I rolled out my final dough, the butter was too hot.
You may want to chill for longer than specified. It may even depend on the brand of vegan butter that you use. Especially if you live in a warm house. This was in the middle of summer, and LA heat is not a joke!
Just Egg is what I used to coat my baked patties. I knew from previous experience that it gives a nice, shiny finish. You can follow Denai’s recipe or do the same. Watch the video to learn more. It's possible I forgot to include green onions in my filling. It didn't really make a difference because I love the filling so much!
Vegan beef and cheese jamaican patties
Although the recipe in Plentiful is the same, I have a different way to make the dough. It might be easier for you.
servings six patties
Ingredients
- 7 1/2oz or 215g salted butter block (if you make the dough the simple way, only 4oz butter is needed)
- 3 1/4 C all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoon ground Turmeric
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 7oz / 200ml cold water
flavor paste
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 tablespoon white miso paste
Filling of beef and cheese
- 2 tablespoon olive oil or coconut oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 finely chopped green onions
- 2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 Deseeded and finely chopped Scotch Bonnet or Habanero
- 7oz / 200g vegan ground beef
- 2/3 C boiling water
- 2 springs fresh chopped thyme
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 3 slices vegan cheddar cheese, halved
- Non-dairy Milk for Brushing Pastry
Instructions
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Cut the butter into 2 pieces, each measuring 3 1/2oz/95g and 4oz/120g. Then, divide the 4oz/120g portion into two equal portions and freeze them all until they are very cold. This should take at least 15 minutes. You can make a simple dough similar to pie crust by freezing only 4oz.
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Combine the flour with the turmeric, sugar, salt and sugar in a food processor. Cut the cold butter into small cubes. Feed the butter through the tube of a food processor while blitzing. Mix until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. For a simpler version, combine flour, turmeric and salt in a bowl using a whisk, or use a food processor. Feed the chilled 4oz butter cubes through the tube of the food processor while blitzing. Mix until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. If you are making it by hand, use two forks or a pastry knife to cut or pinch the butter into the dry mixture until a crumbled dough is formed.
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Mix it with a spoon or slowly stream cold water into the bowl while you blend. The dough will form, and the sides of your food processor or bowl will be cleaned. Wrap the dough in plastic and place it in the refrigerator for an hour. You can chill the dough as long as you want if you used the simpler method. Once it has cooled, you can roll it out and cut circles.
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In a large bowl, whisk together the miso, soy sauce, tomato paste and molasses. Set aside.
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Heat oil in a large pan on medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt. Add the hot pepper, allspice and garlic and let them soften for 2 minutes. Add the flavor paste, and continue to cook for 2 more minutes. Add the vegan ground meat. If it is in block form, like Beyond Meat or Impossible, break it up and cook it until it's brown and cooked. Deglaze the pan by adding boiling water. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Add the thyme. If you want the sauce to be thick, add more water or reduce it further. Add salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool before adding to the pastry.
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Remove the dough after one hour from the refrigerator to continue making the pastry. You can leave the dough in the fridge for longer. It needs to be chilled until it is firm but not too soft. Roll the dough into a rectangular shape on a lightly-floured surface. Cover the dough with one of the 2oz frozen butter portions. Fold the sides of the rectangle inwards to meet the center, sealing the edges. Fold again in the opposite direction. Seal the dough together, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. You should chill the dough much longer if you live in a warm climate. Repeat the steps above with the remaining 2oz chilled butter.
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Pre-heat the oven to 400degF.
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Roll the pastry out on a lightly-floured surface until it is about 1/4 inch thick. As many circles of 6 inches as possible. Add a generous tablespoon of the filling to one half of each circular, leaving a gap of 1/2 inch around the edge. Then top the circle with cheese. Then, brush the edges of the pastry with water. Fold the empty side over the filled one and seal it using fork prongs or crimping. Repeat this process until all patties are made. Place the patties onto a baking sheet and brush them with non-dairy milk. Bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown.
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