What is the origin of the Jamaican Beef Patty?

Question

I need to know who created the patty (don't all jump and say Tastee or Bruce's or Pete's as I need to know for sure!). Does it come from the English "pasty?" When it was created. How it became so popular. Any links to sites/info and photos would be great! Thanks!

Answer 1

SOMEJAMAYCAN GOT HIS BEEF CAUGHT IN A ***** NAMED PATTY.

Answer 2

Jamaican Tastee Patties Recipe

Answer 3

Hey you idiot I think it is so self explanitory that Jamaican beef patties come from Jamaica

Does it really take much of a brain to figure that out?

Answer 4

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Answer 5

A Jamaican patty is a street food that contains various fillings and spices baked inside a flaky pastry shell. Technically, it is a beef filled turnover. As its name suggests, it is commonly found in Jamaica, and is also eaten in other areas of the Caribbean. It is traditionally filled with ground beef, more so with ground mutton ie, goat, however, fillings now include chicken, vegetables, fish and cheese. Patties following recipes with halal meats or vegetable based substitutes can also be found.

In recent years, the Jamaican meat patty is found premade and frozen in Great Britain and North America, primarily Canada.

Contents [hide]
1 Identifying the filling
2 Common Recipe
2.1 Filling Ingredients
2.2 Filling Method
2.3 Pastry Ingredients
2.4 Pastry Method



[edit] Identifying the filling
Conventionally, patties are marked with a colored dot on the crust to indicate the filling.

no dot: ground beef
red dot: chicken
green dot: vegetables (often not vegetarian, containing animal suet, tallow, and/or other animal ingredients; vegetarians must inquire whether recipes are suitable for their diets)

[edit] Common Recipe
Below is a common recipe provided for Jamaican Beef Patty:


[edit] Filling Ingredients
2 lbs Ground Beef
2 Bundles Fresh Thyme
1 tsp. Paprika
Half Loaf French Bread
½ tsp. Island Spice Scotch Bonnet Pepper Soya Sauce
2 oz. Escallion
1 tsp. Salt

[edit] Filling Method
Grind escallion and island Spice Scotch Bonnet Pepper Soya sauce.
Add to ground beef w/ salt.
Add thyme.
Cook beef.
While beef is cooking, pour cold water over bread in a saucepan to cover and soak for a few minutes, squeeze dry saving the water.
Pass bread through mincing mill and return the ground bread to the water with thyme and cook until bread is dry. Combine meat and cooked bread.
Add paprika and cook for 20 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Allow to cool.

[edit] Pastry Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup lard
1 cup cold water
1 teaspoon ground turmeric (or 1/2 teaspoon Jamaican Curry Powder and 1/2 teaspoon annatto for coloring)
Beef filling for patties
1/2 cup milk

[edit] Pastry Method
Sift flour, turmeric (for coloring), salt and knead in lard.
Bind with water to form a firm dough and knead for 2 minutes.
Roll pastry 1/8 inches thick.
Cut pastry round 6 inches.
For extra patty crust flakiness, roll out brush with lard, fold over and roll again. Do this about 3 times.
Divide beef filling between patties, brush edges with water.
Fold over and seal glaze with milk.
Bake on top shelf of oven for about 25 mins. at 450 degrees until golden brown