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Trinidad Bake and Shark is one of the most popular street foods of Trinidad & Tobago. Bake & Shark is a sandwich made of fried bread and fish topped with veggies and delicious condiments. It is commonly eaten at Maracas Bay, where it can be bought at various food stalls near the beachfront. This is a local delicacy that is a MUST-HAVE if you ever visit Trinidad & Tobago. This famous dish was made even more famous by Anthony Bourdain, who featured it in his "Parts Unknown: Trinidad and Tobago" TV show. We hope you try this recipe wherever you are in the world!
Tip: We have a standalone Fry Bake Recipe here.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Serves
4
Ingredients
For Bake
- 1 3/4 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Yeast
- 3/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 2/3 cups Water
For Shark
- 1 pound Shark (substitutes are Cat Fish or King Fish)
- 1 Chive (chopped)
- 3 cloves minced Garlic
- 4 leaves culantro (chadon beni)
- 1 small Chopped Onion
- 1 Pimento Pepper (chopped)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 Lime or Lemon
- 1 Egg
- ½ cup Flour
- 2 broad leaf Thyme (chopped)
- Oil (or frying pan)
Instructions
Combine all dry ingredients leaving a bit of flour separate.
Add water slowly and mix till dough forms knead well.
Leave dough to rest for 20 minutes.
Wash the fish with lime and then drain properly and place in a bowl.
Add chives, garlic, culantro, onion, thyme, pimento, salt and black pepper.
Let fish marinate for 5-10 minutes. Go back to the bake.
Once the dough has risen, make balls about 4 inches in diameter. At this stage use the extra flour to help form the balls.
Use a rolling pin to flatten the balls to about 1/3 inch thick. Use extra flour if needed.
Fry the dough on both sides until golden brown.
Crack egg in a bowl and mix well. Place flour in another bowl.
Dip each piece of shark into bowl with egg.
Then place it into the flour making sure to fully coat it.
Fry until golden brown.
Drain the fried fish. Partly slice open one of the fried bake and place the fried fish inside it.
Add the following optional salad toppings: lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup, sliced pineapple and shredded cabbage.
Add the following optional condiments: pepper sauce, tamarind sauce, garlic sauce, mustard, chadon beni sauce, pepper sauce, and cucumber chutney
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