Bake and Shark
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Author: Felix (Simply Trini Cooking)
Recipe type: Seafood
Cuisine: Caribbean
Serves: 4 - 5
Ingredients
- FOR BAKE:
- 2 cups flour ( all purpose)
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. yeast
- ½ tbsp. brown sugar
- ¾ cup water
- Oil for frying
- FOR SHARK:
- 1 lb shark
- 3 tbsp green seasoning*
- 3 lemons (or 4 limes)
- 1 egg ( for egg wash )
- flour ( to flour shark )
- salt to taste
- oil for frying
- [* If you don't have green seasoning use 1 chive, 10 leaves chadon beni, 2 seasoning pepper, 1 small onion, 2 cloves garlic and 3 leaves big leaf thyme.]
Instructions
- Squeeze about 3 lemons in some water and leave the shark to soak for about 3 hours. Wash the shark in clean water. Season with the green seasoning and salt.
- Dip the seasoned shark in the egg wash, then in some flour. Deep fry the shark until golden brown and drain on paper.
- Mix the ingredients for the bake and leave to rest for 30 minutes. Separate into balls about three inches in diameter.
- Then flatten out to about ¼ of an inch thick. You can vary the size according to how large or small you want your fry bake to come out.
- Fry on both sides until golden brown. Drain on paper. Assemble using fresh tomatoes, lettuce and your favourite condiments.
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