Pate Haitien

Name: Pate Haitien
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Haitian
Ingredients: 3 cups flour; 1 cup butter or shortening; 400g minced beef; Oil, for deep frying

Patè/pah-TAY/

Also known as: Haitian Beef Patty

About this dish

A flaky, deep-fried turnover filled with spiced meat, a popular Haitian snack.

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Ingredients

🌾3 cups flour

🧈1 cup butter or shortening

🥩400g minced beef

🫒Oil, for deep frying

Method

Serves 3

Make a flaky pastry dough with flour and butter, folding in layers.

Cook minced beef with onion, pepper, and seasoning for the filling.

Roll the dough and cut into squares or circles.

Fill and fold the dough, sealing the edges tightly.

Deep-fry until golden and crisp.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Pate haitien is a widely eaten Haitian pastry, its crisp pastry shell filled with beef, chicken, or herring and fried until golden.

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