English pasties and Jamaican Patties

Hand held pockets of goodness! Yup that is what I would call them. English pasties, Jamaican patties, Malaysian curry puffs and chicken patties that I grew up eating in Nepal. They are all very similar to me. My friend from Indonesia mentioned that they have something similar called pastels! Buttery pastry filled with meaty goodness although the ones back home have puff pastry on the outside.

I used a basic pie dough recipe so pick anything that you prefer or buy pre-made pie dough or even puff pastry (depending on degree of laziness for that day). For the meat filling I used pork but the same basic recipe can be used for chicken or even potatoes. I don't do beef so you are on your own there but if you are using curry recipe, beef would need a little bit more seasoning than pork or chicken. Here's what I did:

English pasties: ground pork, onion, garlic, wine, worcestershire sauce, thyme, salt: I just put it all in a pressure cooker but you can cook it on stove top but I found that pressure cooker makes it luscious and soft. Sautéed mushroom cut in lil pieces and mix with meat mixture. Stuff pie dough, bake @ 375 until golden brown (about 15-20 mins)

Jamaican patty: ground pork, onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, cumin pwd, coriander pwd, salt + lil water - cook in pressure cooker or on stove top. Cool the filling and stuff inside pie dough in any shape you want. Bake @ 375 till golden brown (abt 15-20 mins)