Jamaican Style Beef and Curry Meat Pies

Lean ground beef, chopped onion, minced garlic, and minced, seeded habanero pepper added to skillet and cooked long enough to brown beef. Curry powder, dried thyme, ground allspice, salt, bread crumbs and chicken broth are stirred in and cooked to reduce liquid. Meat mixture is placed on 1 side of turnover dough circles. The dough circles are folded and sealed, brushed lightly with egg and baked until light brown.

Ingredients -

1 pound Lean Ground Beef
1 cup finely chopped White or Yellow Onion
1 Garlic Clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon minced, seeded Habanero Chili Pepper
4 teaspoon Curry Powder
2 teaspoon Dried Thyme
1/2 teaspoon Ground Allspice
1/4 teaspoon Coarse Salt
1/3 cup Dried Bread Crumbs
3/4 cup Chicken Broth
8 Frozen Yellow or White Goya discs (dough for turnovers), thawed
1 Large Egg, beaten

Preparation:

1. Add lean ground beef, chopped onion, minced garlic, and minced, seeded habanero pepper to large bowl. Stir to combine.

2. Heat large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef mixture and simmer until beef is no longer pink. Drain off fat. Break up beef while cooking.

3. Stir in curry powder, dried thyme, ground allspice and salt. Simmer 1 additional minute.

4. Reduce heat to low. Stir in bread crumbs and chicken broth.

5. Cover skillet and cook 5-7 minutes or until liquid has reduced. Set aside.

6. Preheat the oven to 400 F.

7. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

8. Place a large spoonful meat mixture on 1 side of each disc of dough leaving a border all around.

9. Moisten edges with water. Fold in half. Press edges to seal in filling.

10. Transfer pies to baking sheets. Brush lightly with egg.

11. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly brown.

Curry Recipe Tip -

Onion

Most onions are purchased dry with a papery outer skin. The skin should be intact and the onion firm to the touch. The skin protects the onion from moisture loss. Store onions in a cool, dry location separate from other fruits and vegetables.

Curry Recipe Tip -

Habanero Chili Pepper

Chili peppers contain capsaicin, the source of a chilies heat, which can be very painful if it gets on the skin or into the eyes. Wearing protective gloves when handling chili peppers is always a good idea.

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