Description
Golden, shortcrust pastry encases a delicious filling of seasoned Eat Curious Mince. Flavoured with warming allspice and curry powder, the filling is cooked with onions, garlic, and peppers. These Jamaican-inspired patties deliver bold, comforting flavour, with a reduced carbon impact and a boost in fibre!

THIS RECIPE HAS BEEN CREATED BY EAT CURIOUS DEVELOPMENT CHEF LIAM
Chef Liam is a skilled culinary problem-solver who transforms complex school food standards into practical, scalable recipes that are both compliant and crowd-pleasing. With a sharp eye on budget, nutrition, and taste, he crafts flavourful, cost-effective meals that accommodate dietary restrictions, portion requirements, and the realities of limited kitchen resources. By innovating with seasonal ingredients and balancing every penny with every nutrient, Chef Liam ensures students receive meals that are satisfying, wholesome, and consistently well-executed.
Ingredients
200g Eat Curious Dehydrated Mince
600ml water
40g bouillon paste
100g mixed peppers
20g garlic puree
5g allspice
20g mild madras curry powder
20g breadcrumbs
vegetable oil
200g onions
800g shortcrust pastry
6g red chilli peppers
150g spring onions
10g thyme
100g water
Instructions
- Hydrate Eat Curious Dehydrated Mince using 1 part Mince: 3 parts cold water (or stock): For this recipe, add 200g Eat Curious Dehydrated Mince to a gastronorm tray or food-grade container. Add 600ml water and stir well to fully submerge. We recommend adding gravy browning to the rehydration liquid to help colour the mince. Cover and leave to hydrate for a minimum of 30 minutes. Overnight hydration (chilled) is recommended for best yield and texture. Drain any excess liquid before using.
- Heat oil and sauté onions, spring onions, and peppers for 5 minutes.
- Add rehydrated Eat Curious mince, stir for 2 minutes.
- Add curry powder, thyme, chilli, garlic, and allspice.
- Pour in stock, simmer for 15 minutes until thick.
- Stir in breadcrumbs, cool completely
- Roll out pastry, cut into 10 circles. Place filling on one half, fold over and crimp edges.
- Bake at 180°C for 25 minutes until golden
Notes
Impact per serving: 0.48kg CO2e & 429l water.
This recipe uses 75.9% less CO2 than a 100% meat recipe.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Nutritional Values per 100g
- Calories: 220kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 270g
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 7g