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Bake and Shark

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Bake and Shark

Trinidad's iconic beach food — fried shark in a fried bake bread with chadon beni sauce, tamarind and slaw.

Total time
50 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
20 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Caribbean

Ingredients

400gshark or firm white fish fillets
1 tspcurry powder
1 tspgarlic powder
For bake: 300gflour
1 tspbaking powder
150mlwater
oilfor deep frying
chadon beni sauce, tamarind sauce, slawto fill

Instructions

1

Make bake dough, prove 20 minutes, flatten and deep-fry until puffed and golden.

2

Season fish with spices. Deep-fry 3–4 minutes until cooked through.

3

Split open bake.

4

Fill with fish, chadon beni sauce, tamarind, slaw and any other toppings.

5

Eat immediately at the beach.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
278
Protein
7.9g
Fat
0.8g
Carbs
58.3g
Fiber
2.3g
Sodium
120mg

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