Jamaican Meat Pies

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When i visited Jamaica a couple years ago, the gals that were from Jamaica talked about meat pies. We eventually got some later in the trip and were in love. I knew I had to turn my hubby onto this magical pastries!

I found a local jamaican restaurant here in Colorado – Reggae Pot and mmmm! I went a couple times, and even brought home a few hand pies for the hubby. I enjoyed take out a couple more times and then i realized, you could buy a box of 50 frozen ones! We enjoyed those for a good number of months. As we were coming toward the end of our frozen goodies, I did some research and realized we could make our own.

Hubby and I decided we could try and make our own! I found this recipe and we were off to the races!

Luckily I had gotten Jamaican Curry and Jamaican Allspice while on vacation (on the suggestion of the same ladies on the trip)

We generally stick with ground turkey, so we swapped that out for the beef. The only bread crumbs in the house are Panko. As usual this whole recipe was turned into our own!

Verdict:

Amazing!

Yes, this it a lot of steps, but it’s really not that bad!

Make it a date night, hubby and I made these together.

For us I think next time i would make them much smaller.

Pro Tip:

Use plastic wrap between the dough and your roller to keep the turmeric from discoloring your rolling pin.

If you make this recipe let me know what you think!