North America · Trinidad and Tobago · Main courses
Bake and fish – fried bread and fish
A home version of bake and shark using cod or other firm white fish. Serves 4.
80 minutesIntermediate
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Ingredients
- 350 g plain flour for bread
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt for dough
- 2 dl water
- 1 tbsp oil for dough
- 600 g white fish fillet
- 80 g plain flour for fish
- 1 egg
- 100 g breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 lime
- 1 dl mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp hot sauce
- lettuce, tomato and cucumber to serve
- 8 dl neutral frying oil
- salt and pepper
Method
- 1Mix bread flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, water and dough oil. Knead briefly and rest covered for 20 minutes.
- 2Divide into four and press round cakes about 12 cm wide and 1 cm thick. Fry at 170°C for 3–4 minutes per side until puffed and cooked through. Drain.
- 3Season fish with cumin, salt and pepper. Coat in fish flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs. Fry at 175°C for 4–6 minutes until cooked through, depending on thickness.
- 4Mix mayonnaise with hot sauce and lime juice. Split breads and fill with vegetables, fish and sauce.



