DISH RESEARCH · Street food
Belizean Meat Pies
Small flaky pastry pies filled with seasoned beef and red recado gravy.
About Belizean Meat Pies
Belizean meat pies are described by Belize News Post as a familiar bakery and street food, sold at shops, gas stations and water-taxi terminals. Chica Post's home rendition encloses seasoned ground beef in small pastry cases.
Onion, sweet pepper, habanero and cilantro accompany the beef. Red recado colours the filling, while cornstarch gives its gravy enough body to sit inside the pastry.
Shortening enriches the dough, which forms both the bottoms and lids of the pies. The filled cases bake until golden and are enjoyed piping hot.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Belizean Meat Pies
Chica Post's Belizean beef-and-recado meat pies.
- Ground beefFilling
- OnionAromatic
- Sweet pepperAromatic
- HabaneroSeasoning
- CilantroSeasoning
- Lawry’s seasoned saltSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Maggi consommé powderSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Maizena cornstarchBinder
- WaterLiquid
- Red recado ballsSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- FlourBaseIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
- SugarSweetener
- ShorteningBase
- OilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Ground beef: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual56/74.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual57/74.
- Sweet pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual58/74 colour unprovided; do not force green variety.
- Habanero: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual59/74/78, extra quantity optional uses same ingredient.
- Cilantro: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual60/74 broad coriander-leaf candidate.
- Lawry’s seasoned salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual61/74 branded prepared mix, exact full product formula unprovided.
- Maggi consommé powder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual62/75 named powder, exact animal/formula unprovided; no hidden Wheat/Milk inferred.
- Maizena cornstarch: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual63/76 expressly cornstarch, no generic cornflour cereal ambiguity.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual64/71/75/77/82-83/87 filling/dough/sealing allocations consolidated.
- Red recado balls: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual65 original named prepared paste retained; full exact formula unknown, no substitute47 or Anadi blend imported.
- Flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual67/81-85 generic pastry flour, cereal unprovided; no Wheat inferred from different Anadi formula.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual68 dough, distinct from opaque seasoned salt61.
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual69 dough.
- Shortening: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual70/82-83 exact fat/product unprovided.
- Oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual74 method-only little oil for beef browning, botanical source unprovided.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Belize
- BelizeCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Belizean Cuisine
- Belizean CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.