One of the first things I did when I decided to start the keto diet was look up keto recipes. I needed a diet that would help me eat more consciously, but not be extremely restrictive. History has proven that I will not sustain an overly restrictive diet. Judge me all you want, but this character flaw motivated me to create keto recipes that allow me to enjoy most of the food I grew up eating…. minus the carbs.
Keto Jamaican Beef Patties give you a taste of Jamaica and all of its flavorful spices in the juicy meat filling along with the slightly flaky yet chewy crust forming the perfect marriage of flavor and texture that is unmatched.
You’ll Love These Keto Beef Patties!
My Keto Jamaican Beef Patties taste so much like the real thing that it is hard to believe no white flour was used in this recipe. This has been confirmed by members of my YouTube family who have tried this recipe on their own.
This Keto Jamaican Beef Patty recipe is centered around the perfectly flavored beef. The traditional flavor of the beef is solidified with the spices in this recipe along with the flavors of my green seasoning. I include my green seasoning in most of savory keto recipes for an extra kick of flavor. I made the necessary adjustments to this traditional Jamaican recipe to ensure that it is, indeed, low carb and keto-friendly, but I made sure not to sacrifice the flavor.
What You’ll Need to Make Keto Beef Patties
- 2 mixing bowls
- 1 Microwave-safe mixing bowl
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Meat chopper
- Baking sheet
- Rolling Pin
- Parchment Paper
- Frying pan
- Cooking Spoon
- Spoon and Fork
Ingredients
Ground Beef
Ghee
Garlic
Green Seasoning (optional)
All Spice
Black Pepper
Fresh or Dried Thyme
Pink Sea Salt
Curry Powder
Tumeric Powder
Stevia
Tomato Sauce
Scallion
Scotch Bonnet Pepper (Optional)
Mozzarella Cheese
Almond Flour
Baking Powder
How to Make Keto Jamaican Beef Patties
Prep
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Assemble ingredients. Wash and chop scallion. Wash and chop Thyme. Wash scotch bonnet pepper.
Cook the Meat
You want to start by preparing your beef because you want to give your juicy, flavorful beef time to cook and cool down before stuffing your patties. Start by adding the ghee to a hot frying pan and then your beef. While the beef is cooking down start mincing your beef with your meat crusher. Once the meat is crushed, add your seasonings to the beef, and mix it all together.
Once your beef is seasoned, add tomato sauce, chopped scallion, the scotch bonnet pepper (optional), and water. Let the beef cook down in the flavorful juices and then let it sit and cool once the mixture thickens.
Make the Dough
While your beef is flavoring up. Get started on your dough! Add the egg, curry powder, turmeric powder, and stevia to a bowl and mix well. Next, combine your almond flour and baking powder in another bowl and mix well. In a microwave-safe bowl, add your mozzarella cheese. Warm the mozzarella cheese until it is melted.
Now that your cheese is melted, add the egg mixture to the melted cheese and mix well. Add the almond flour mixture to the cheese mixture and form your Keto Jamaican Beef Patty Dough! If your dough is a bit sticky, place the bowl in the fridge for a little while to let it firm up a bit.
Create Your Keto Patties!
Now that we have our dough, it’s time to officially make our Keto Beef Patties! Roll your dough flat out to about 1 inch of thickness between two sheets of parchment paper. Lift the top sheet of parchment paper off and then start cutting out equally sized circles of dough. You can use any circular item to do this. I personally use the cover of my protein powder container.
Once all of your circles of dough have been formed, fill the centers of the circles with spoons of your juicy beef. Make sure your beef has little to no liquid. You don’t want liquid running. From your Keto Beef Patties!
Close your Keto Beef Patty circle by folding it over the beef filling at the center. Next, use a fork to seal the edges of the Keto Beef Patties. Last, use the fork to poke a few holes in top of each patty.
Bake Your Keto Patties
To bake your patties, line your baking sheet pan with parchment paper. Line all of your patties up on your baking sheet equidistant apart and ensure they are not touching. Bake your patties until browned.
Enjoy!
You can eat these patties all by themselves or you can enjoy a few of them with a refreshing salad on the side.
Common Questions About Keto Jamaican Beef Patties
Can Keto Jamaican Beef Patties be reheated?
Yes. I have reheated min in my toaster oven as well as the microwave and enjoyed them. I heated my Keto Beef Patties in the microwave at 30 sec increments to be safe.
Can Keto Jamaican Beef Patties be kept in the freezer for a later date?
Yes. I have stored mine in the freezer and reheated them perfectly. I suggest wrapping them in parchment paper before freezing. I also suggest storing the individually wrapped Keto Beef Patties in a freezer-safe Zip-loc bag in the freezer.
Should I let the meat cool down before stuffing the patties?
You definitely want to let your meat cool to about room temperature before you start stuffing your patties or else you will have a very unpleasant experience making you delicious Keto Beef Patties!
What should I do if my dough is too sticky?
If your dough is initially feeling too sticky, place the bowl with the dough in the fridge and check on it at 5 min increments. It should be perfect in 10-15 minutes.
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Keto Jamaican Beef Patties
Ingredients
Keto Beef Patty Filling
- 2 tbsp ghee/butter
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tbsp green seasoning optional
- 1 tsp all spice
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 2 tbsp (can) tomato sauce
- 1 scallion (green onion)
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper optional
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp pink sea salt salt to taste
- 1 lb ground beef
Keto Beef Patty Dough
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 2 packets stevia
- 3½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1½ cup almond flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
Instructions
Preparing the Beef
- Heat your pan and add the ghee/butter
- Once the ghee has melted, add your beef to the pan and mince your meat with your meat crusher
- To the crushed beef add 1 tsp curry powder, minced garlic, green seasoning, all spice, black pepper, thyme, and salt. Mix beef and seasonings well.
- To the seasoned beef, add heaping spoons of canned tomato sauce. Mix well.
- Add chopped scallion, scotch bonnet pepper (optional), and water. Mix well.
- Let meat cook down on medium to low heat until most of the liquid dissipates.
- Let meat cool.
Preparing the Keto Patty Dough
- Add egg, 1 tbsp of curry, and turmeric,and stevia to a mixing bowl. Mix well.
- In a seperate mixing bowl, add almond flour and baking powder. Mix Well.
- In a microwave-safe mixing bowl add the mozzarella cheese
- Microwave the mozzarella cheese at 30 second increments. Turn the cheese at the end of each 30 second increment until the cheese is fully melted.
- Add the egg mixture to the melted cheese. Mix well until completely uniform.
- Add the almond flour mixture to cheese mixture. Knead all the ingredients together until a ball of dough is formed
Forming the Keto Beef Patties
- Place the ball of dough in between two sheets of parchment paper and roll flat out to 1 inch of thickness
- Cut out equally sized circles in the dough until all of the dough has been used up
- In each circle of dough, place 1-3 tablespoons of beef filling in the center of the circle...depending on the size of your circle
- Fold one half of the circle over onto the other half of the circle completely covering the beef filling. Using your fingers, seal the edges of the patty.
- Using a fork, make ridges on the edges of each patty, further sealing the patties.
- Using the same fork, poke 2-3 sets of holes in the tops of each keto beef patty
- Place all patties on a baking sheet pan lined with parchment paper equidistant apart and not touching
Bake Your Keto Beef Patties
- Place the patties in the oven that has been preheated at 350° F. Let patties bake for 18-20 minutes or until visibly browned.
- Take patties out of the oven and let patties cool for 7-10 minutes.
- Enjoy!