Spicy Jamaican Meat Pies With Island Salsa

Manami's Note:

Ground beef wrapped in crescents gets all spiced up, Jamaican style. Found this on the Pillsbury site recipe by Diane Joyce Phillips from Va. in the 2002 bake-off. We have them a lot down here and I like this crust better - no lard ! This is my first recipe I am at your mercy !

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 6

Yield: 12.0 meat pies

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1 jalapeno chile , minced
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 4 teaspoons curry powder
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1⁄8; teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
• salt , to tase
• ¼ cup Progresso Plain Bread Crumbs
• ¼ cup water
• 2 (8 ounce) Pillsbury Refrigerated Crescent Dinner Rolls
• salsa
• 1 cup old el paso thick & chunky salsa
• 1 (15 ¼ ounce) can tropical mixed fruit , coarsely chopped drained reserving 1 table. juice
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375°F.
2. In large skillet, combine ground beef, onion, chile & garlic. Cook over med to high heat until beef is thoroughly cooked; stirring frequently; then drain fat.
3. Add curry powder, thyme, turmeric, pepper, grnd red pepper & salt; mix well.
4. Add bread crumbs and water; stir until thickened.
5. Separate dough into 8 rectangles, firmly press perforations to seal.
6. Place 2 heaping tablespoons of meat mixture on long half of a rectangle. Fold dough over filling & press edges to seal.
7. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
8. Bake at 375F for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, combine all salsa ingredients; mix well.
10. Serve with meat pies.

Reviews

[cfletcher]

Very tasty and relatively easy to make. I have never made anything like this before but once I got going it was pretty straight forward. I followed the recipe exactly up to the point of baking. I decided to freeze them, which turned out to be a good idea for later use as an appetizer for Thanksgiving. All I did was fill each one and put them all on a freezer tray. Once frozen, I popped them into a freezer bag and took them out to thaw the morning I intended to cook them. They were very flavourful and served with salsa and sour cream were lovely ! Thank you so much for a recipe I can use over and over !

[FrenchBunny]

This made for another great lunch Manami... We really loved it. I did cut recipe in half since we were just two. I only had the Progresso Italian breadcrumbs so I used that but I don't think that made a big difference. But I did find I needed to add a little more water than stated. The flavor of the meat mixture was so yummy !! And the taste of the salsa was absolutely delicious. These were very filling little things. I loved the Pillsbury Crescent rolls, they were just so flaky with this dish. Thanks for sharing a great recipe Manami....I will be having these again. We loved them.

[CEBegnaud]

These meat pies are tasty! I found Pillsbery refrigerated crescent roll dough without perforations so I was able to cut the dough into the desired shape and size. I served them with grilled pineapple. I will definately prepare these again.