The Ultimate Shark And Bake (a Ture Trinidad And Tobago Recipe)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 1/2 cups water (to form a soft dough)
• 3 cups oil (for frying)
• 6 medium shark fillets (shark or any mild firm fish)
• 2 medium lemons
• 1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons minced chives or 2 tablespoons thyme
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper sauce
• 2 medium eggs (beaten)
• 2 cups vegetable oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 fried bake:.
• 2 sift flour, salt and baking powder.
• 3 add enough water (around 2 1/2 cups) to make a soft dough.
• 4 knead for about 10 minutes.
• 5 leave to rest for 1/2 hour or more.
• 6 divide into 6 portions.
• 7 flatten each portion to a a diameter of 5 to 6 inches; and 1 quarter inch thick.
• 8 oil hands to prevent the dough from sticking to your hands.
• 9 fry in hot oil untli brown, turning once.
• 10 drain on kitchen paper.
• 11 fried fish:.
• 12 combine chive, thyme, garlic, salt and pepper sauce.
• 13 marinate fish in lime and salt for about 15 minutes.
• 14 drain well and rub with seasoning mixture.
• 15 dip fillets in flour.
• 16 dip fillets in egg.
• 17 dip fillets in breadcrumbs.
• 18 fry on both sides until brown.
• 19 drain throughly on kitchen paper.
• 20 the author of this recipe suggested coleslaw as a condiment for the sandwiches.
• 21 he tossed some tomatoes and watercress with olive oil, salt and pepper, and suggests a sauce which combines diluted mango chutney with ketchup and chopped garlic.
• 22 when slicing fried bake, don't do it all the way through, then insert the shark fillet and top it with the condiment you like the most. be creative.