Jamaican patties!

The latest foray with the Ultimate Burger Series took a little bit of a sidestep.  We wanted to go Caribbean, specifically Jamaican.  Try as we might to conceive of a Jamaican burger, it all seemed inferior to trying our hands at the classic Jamaican patty.  Since the Burger Series is a fun project and Dan and I agreed at the beginning to be flexible with our definition of "burger", we went with the plan.  

ready to fold and bake

In the spirit of burgers, we had to up the size a bit, and in the spirit of fun, we had to try a few variations.  The dough we made (the recipe will follow) provided for a six big patties, so we decided two would be the traditional ground beef filling (that recipe will follow too), two got a 48 hour short rib filling with corn and a mango and pineapple salsa, and two were filled with grilled cajun chicken and feta.

All three were delicious, and the variations all came across as appropriate to the style.  If one topped out, it might be the short rib if, only on the surprise factor.  It just melted in your mouth and the salsa perfectly cut through the richness.  "Oh my god, this is insanely good" pretty much summed it up.

Sidestep or not, I think we did Jamaica justice (for a couple white guys).  Watch for the recipes.

traditional, 48 hour short rib, and cajun chicken