Seasoned Jamaican-style beef filling for patties with chive, thyme, and soaked bread.

Steps

1. Mince chive, thyme, hot pepper and garlic and add to meat with salt.
2. Soak bread in water for a few minutes and flake in fine bits.
3. Cook meat with seasonings until almost done (about 15–20 minutes).
4. Add bread, paprika and ve-tsin and cook for 3 minutes more. Cool to fill pies.

Notes

• A little curry powder could also be added to the meat.
• Use short crust pastry with 1 tsp curry powder added. Roll out, cut 3–4" circles, fill, fold into crescents, brush with beaten egg, and bake 30–35 minutes at 350°F.