Jamaican Beef Dumplings Recipes

JAMAICAN-STYLE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sugar; cook and stir until lightly browned, 1 minute. Add beef and brown on all sides. , Stir in the vegetables, broth, barbecue sauce, soy sauce, steak sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are tender, 1 to 1-1/4 hours., Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. If desired, serve with rice or potatoes. Freeze option: Freeze cooled stew in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add water if necessary.

JAMAICAN FRIED DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Rub in the butter until it is in pieces no larger than peas. Mix in water 1 tablespoon at a time just until the mixture is wet enough to form into a ball. The dough should be a firm consistency. Knead briefly.
• Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat until hot. Break off pieces of the dough and shape into a patty - kind of like a flat biscuit. Place just enough of the dumplings in the pan so they are not crowded. Fry on each side until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels before serving.

JAMAICAN SPINNERS (DUMPLINGS)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour and salt. Add just enough water, one tablespoon at a time, to make a stiff dough. Let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
• Pinch off about 1/2 ounce of dough and roll it between the palms of your hands to form a softly tapered cylindrical shape. Repeat until all of the dough has been transformed into spinners.
• The spinners can be cooked in a pot of boiling salted water for about 5 to 7 minutes or added to a soup or stew 5 minutes before the dish is due to finish cooking. To test for doneness, cut one open to make sure the dough is fully cooked.
• Serve and enjoy!

JAMAICAN BEEF DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Cook scallion, onion, curry powder, and thyme in 1 1/2 tablespoons oil with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in beef and bread crumbs and cook until meat is just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Season with hot sauce. Cool.
• Put a rounded teaspoon filling in center of a wrapper. Lightly brush edge of wrapper with water, then fold in half (diagonally if square) and press to seal. Form remaining dumplings.
• Heat 1 inch oil to 350°F in a 12-inch skillet. Fry dumplings in 3 batches, turning once or twice, until golden-brown, 2 to 3 minutes per batch.

JAMAICAN FRIED DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Sift flour using your strainer and your mixing bowl.
• Add sugar
• Add baking powder
• Add butter
• Combine all ingredients (except the water) in a bowl until it has the consistency of breadcrumbs.
• Add 2/1 oz of the water to your mixture and knead the dough for about 5-8 minutes.
• Add the additional water and knead for a few more minutes until the dough becomes smooth. (Best left refridgerated overnight to get it really smooth, but definitley not necessary)
• Use a large cutting board and "dust" it with flour.
• Roll your dough on the cutting board until it's flattened a bit
• Stretch the dough across your cutting board and cut into 10 even pieces
• Take each piece of dough, roll it into a small ball using your palms and place it on your flour dusted serving tray.
• sprinkle a pinch of flour on the dumplings on the tray.
• Add oil to your saucepan, and let heat to about 290 degrees under a medium flame.
• Let it fry for about 10-12 minutes.
• Transfer your oil to a smaller saucepan, and allow to fry for an additional 5-6 minutes until golden brown.

JAMAICAN PUMPKIN BEEF SOUP

Steps:

• Bring 2 litres of water to a boil in a large stock pot.
• Add pumpkin, beef, onions and garlic to the pot. Stir and cook partially covered over medium-high heat for 45 minutes.
• Mash some of the larger pieces of pumpkin in the pot with a fork. Add in the carrots, potato, and yam.
• Stir in the salt, thyme, bay leaf, green onion, pimento seeds and Scotch bonnet pepper. Pour in the remaining 1 litre of water and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook for 15 minutes.
• Stir the sweet potatoes, soup mix and spinners.

JAMAICAN BEEF DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Cook scallion, onion, curry powder, and thyme in 1 1/2 tablespoons oil with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in beef and bread crumbs and cook until meat is just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Season with hot sauce. Cool.
• Put a rounded teaspoon filling in center of a wrapper. Lightly brush edge of wrapper with water, then fold in half (diagonally if square) and press to seal. Form remaining dumplings.
• Heat 1 inch oil to 350°F in a 12-inch skillet. Fry dumplings in 3 batches, turning once or twice, until golden-brown, 2 to 3 minutes per batch.