Bake and Shark

Name: Bake and Shark
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: 400g shark or firm white fish fillets; 1 tsp curry powder; 1 tsp garlic powder; For bake: 300g flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 150ml water; oil for deep frying; chadon beni sauce, tamarind sauce, slaw to fill

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

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

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

Split open bake.

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

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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