Jamaican Veggie Patties
Filling:
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 ⁄2 cup 1 ⁄4-inch-diced yellow onion
- 1 ⁄8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 ⁄4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 ⁄8 teaspoon cayenne
- Coarse sea salt
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 3⁄4 cup coconut milk
- 1 ⁄4 cup 1 ⁄4-inch-diced carrots
- 1 ⁄4 cup 1 ⁄4-inch-diced yellow potatoes
- 1 ⁄2 cup fresh green peas, rinsed (use frozen if fresh are unavailable)
- 1 ⁄2 cup fresh sweet corn (you can also use frozen if fresh isn’t available)
- 1 ⁄2 cup shredded cabbage
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed
- lemon juice
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
- 13⁄4 cups unbleached white flour, chilled
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour, chilled
- 2 teaspoons turmeric
- 1 ⁄2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3⁄4 cup chilled coconut butter
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 ⁄2 cup plus 2 tablespoons ice water
Instructions:
You can also use Sweet Coconut-Ginger Creamed Corn as their filling.
For the filling:
- In a medium-size sauté pan over medium low heat, combine the coconut oil, the onion, cinnamon, allspice, cumin, red pepper flakes, cayenne, and 1⁄2 teaspoon salt. Sauté, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the vegetables are caramelized. Add the garlic and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk, carrots, and potatoes, reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until the carrots and potatoes are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the green peas, corn, cabbage, thyme, and lemon juice, cover, and cook for 3 minutes more.
- Season with additional salt and pepper to taste and set aside to allow the flavors to marry.
- Combine 11⁄2 cups of the white flour with the pastry flour, turmeric, and salt in a large bowl and mix well. Set the remaining 1⁄4 cup white flour aside. Add the coconut butter to the flour mixture and rub with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine sand, about 10 minutes.
- Combine the vinegar and water and mix well. Then, without overworking the dough, add the vinegar mixture by the table spoon, while stirring, just until the dough comes away from the sides of the bowl and starts to coalesce. Squeeze into a tight ball, flatten, cover in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and remove the dough from the refrigerator.
- With the reserved flour, lightly dust a clean surface, roll out the dough until it is about 1⁄8 inch thick. Cut six 6-inch circles from the dough (I use a bowl). Spoon 2 heaping tablespoons of the filling onto the center of one side of each circle, leaving about a 1⁄ 8-inch border. Fold the other half over to make a half-moon, press to seal, and make ridges around the edge using a fork.
- Transfer the patties to a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake until golden brown, about 35 minutes. Serve immediately with some hot sauce.