Meat Pate Recipe From British Virgin Islands
Meat Pate Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
Dough:
5 cups flour
¼ cup vegetable shortening
2 tablespoons baking powder
¼ to ½ cup water
Pate filling:
½ pound lean ground beef
½ small onion, chopped
1 small stick celery, chopped
¼ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons green bell pepper, chopped
Dash oregano
Dash black pepper
1 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet
2 teaspoons tomato paste
Dash parsley flakes
Dash garlic powder
¼ small hot pepper, chopped (or to taste)
METHOD / DIRECTIONS:
To make dough:
Place flour, shortening, and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Add enough water to make dough. Knead for 10 to 15 minutes. Let dough sit for 20 minutes.
To make ground meat filling:
Cook beef in a large frying pan with onion, celery, bell pepper, black pepper, garlic powder, oregano, parsley flakes, salt, tomato paste, Kitchen Bouquet and hot pepper. Continue cooking until ground beef is well cooked and vegetables are tender. Stir often while cooking to blend ingredients well. Use a large strainer to remove excess fat from the meat mixture. Divide dough into two pieces. Roll flat and place 1-1/2 tablespoons of ground beef mixture into center of flattened dough. Fold dough over filling using a fork to seal ends so that the filling is completely sealed inside like a turnover. Use dough cutter to cut excess dough around the pate to give an even shape. Deep fry in vegetable oil or shortening at 360 degrees until golden brown.
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