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Curry beef turnover

A Hong Kong puff pastry turnover filled with minced beef cooked in mild curry, with potatoes and onions. Crispy outside and tender inside, it is a classic of Hong Kong bakeries.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Farce

Pâte

Spices & seasoning

Instructions

  1. Peel the potato and cut it into small dice. Slice the onion and chop the garlic.
  2. Heat the oil in a pan, fry the onion and garlic for 4 minutes, then add the minced beef and brown it, breaking it up.
  3. Dust with mild curry powder, add the diced potato, soy sauce, sugar and water. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
  4. Dissolve the cornflour in a little cold water, pour it into the pan and let it thicken for 1 minute. Season and let the filling cool completely.
  5. Unroll the puff pastry and cut out discs about 12 cm in diameter.
  6. Place a spoonful of filling on one half of each disc, fold over and seal the edges with a fork.
  7. Arrange the turnovers on a tray lined with baking paper, make two small slits on top and brush with egg yolk.
  8. Bake at 200 °C (gas mark 6-7) for 20 to 25 minutes, until the pastry is golden and flaky. Let cool slightly before serving.

Variations and tips

Vegetarian version. Replace the beef with 300 g of cooked lentils or rehydrated textured vegetable protein.

With what's available here. Shop-bought puff pastry works very well; mild curry powder is sold in supermarkets.

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