Christmas Fried Pies Recipe by Chef Shaun 🇹🇹 Foodie Nation
Ingredients
AP Flour - 3 cups (sifted)
Brown Sugar - 1 1/2 tbsp
Instant Yeast - 2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tbsp
Baking Powder - 1 tbsp
Margarine - 1 1/2 tbsp
Lukewarm Water - 8 fl oz
Method
1. In a bowl, add flour, sugar, yeast, salt and baking powder.
2. Mix before cutting in margarine.
3. Make a well in the middle and add water.
4. Knead dough into a smooth ball (about 8 minutes).
5. Cover and allow to rest for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
6. Divide into 8 or 12 pieces.
7. Shape into smooth balls.
8. Cover and allow to rest for 20 minutes.
9. Roll out to a 4” disc before filling with your premade fillings.
10. Seal and fry in preheated vegetable oil heated to 325F.
11. Fry until golden brown.
Beef Pastelle Filling
Vegetable Oil - 1/8 cup
Onion - 1 1/2 cups (finely chopped)
Chive - 1/4 cup (finely chopped)
Scotch Bonnet Pepper - 1 tsp (finely chopped)
Pimento- 1/4 cup (finely chopped)
Garlic- 1/4 cup (finely chopped)
Chadon Beni- 1/2 cup (finely chopped)
Fine Thyme- 5 sprigs
Minced Beef - 1 lb
Tomato Paste - 1/3 cup
Brown Sugar - 2 tbsp (optional)
Capers- 3 tbsp (optional)
Raisins- 3 tbsp (optional)
Olives- 10 (optional)
Salt - 2 tsp
Black Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Method
1. Heat vegetable oil.
2. Once heated, add onion, chive, pepper, pimento, garlic, chadon beni & thyme.
3. Stir, cover and allow to cook until onions are translucent (about 5 minutes).
4. Add beef, ensuring to break it up into smaller pieces.
5. Cover and allow to cook for 2 minutes.
6. Add remaining ingredients.
7. Taste for salt.
8. Allow to cool completely.
Pork Stuffing
Unsalted Butter – 4 oz
Onion - 1 1/2 cup (finely chopped)
Garlic – 1/3 cup (finely chopped)
Pimento – ½ cup (finely chopped)
Salt – 2 tsp
Black Pepper – ½ tsp
Minced Pork – 1 lb
Chopped Olives – 2 tbsp (optional)
Capers – 2 tsp (optional)
Raisins – 1/4 cup (optional)
Tomato Paste – 2 tbsp
Brown Sugar - 1 tbsp (optional)
Celery Leaves – 1/3 cup (finely chopped)
Method
1. Heat butter.
2. Once heated, add onion, garlic, pimento, salt & black pepper.
3. Stir, cover and allow to cook until onions are translucent (about 5 minutes).
4. Add pork, ensuring to break it up into smaller pieces.
5. Cover and allow to cook for 2 minutes.
6. Add remaining ingredients.
7. Taste for salt.
8. Allow to cool completely.
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