By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 4, 2026

Back to recipes
Jamaican Beef Patties

Serves 10

252 cal · 60 min

Jamaican Beef Patties

Recipe GLPRe29a442d3d0198

4.3(1)
Caribbean
Appetizer
60 min
252 cal
Servings: 10
Oven
SNAP eligible

Golden, flaky pastry envelopes filled with spiced ground beef, inspired by the beloved Caribbean street food. These savory patties feature a tender, buttery crust and a fragrant curry-spiced beef filling that delivers authentic Jamaican flavor in every bite.

Save recipes you love

Create a free Grocery List Plus account to save recipes, rate them, and add every ingredient to your grocery list in one tap.

Create free accountSign in

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon Caribbean-style curry powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

½ cup cold beef suet, coarsely chopped

½ cup vegetable shortening, coarsely chopped

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, curry powder, baking powder, and salt until evenly combined.

  2. Add the cold beef suet and vegetable shortening to the flour mixture. Using a pastry cutter, two knives, or your fingertips, work the fats into the flour until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs with pea-sized pieces of fat distributed throughout.

  3. Gradually add ice water, a tablespoon at a time, tossing gently with a fork until the dough just comes together. Handle as little as possible to keep the pastry tender and flaky.

  4. Divide the dough in half, flatten each into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before rolling and filling.

Comments

Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff4.25

Beef patties are a Charlotte weeknight win: all ingredients are grocery-aisle staples at Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Kroger, and Walmart, with no special stops needed. The stated 60 minutes understates reality—mixing and chilling the dough, browning the filling, and baking runs closer to 90 minutes with cooling, so plan accordingly. At roughly $0.80 per serving (beef suet and shortening keep it cheap), this scales beautifully for a family or meal prep, and reheats perfectly in a toaster oven the next day. The one caveat is that the dough requires a bit of attention to texture and the filling needs to cool before assembly, so it is not a true hands-off dish.

Sign in or create a free account to add your review.