Trinidadian Bake and Fried Fish with Tamarind Sauce
Dietary and allergen labels, nutrition and cost are worked out automatically from each recipe’s ingredients and are a guide only. Check the labels on what you buy yourself — especially for allergies or coeliac disease. More about recipe labels.
Opens Equal House and puts it on the night you choose. No app yet? It’s free, and the recipe comes with you when you install it.
Ingredients
- 500 g tilapia fillets
- 300 g self-raising flour
- 2 tbsp tamarind paste
- 1 lime
- 200 g white cabbage, finely shredded
- 200 ml sunflower oil, for frying
Method
- 1
Mix the self-raising flour with a pinch of salt and enough water to make a soft dough. Divide into 4, roll into rounds and fry in half the sunflower oil for 2-3 minutes on each side until puffed and golden, to make the fried bakes.
- 2
Season the tilapia fillets and fry in the remaining oil for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden and cooked through.
- 3
Mix the tamarind paste with the juice of the lime and 2 tablespoons water to make the sauce.
- 4
Split the fried bakes and fill with the fried fish and the shredded cabbage.
- 5
Drizzle with the tamarind sauce and serve warm.
Plan your meals — and share the cooking
Equal House builds your shopping list by aisle, times the cooking for dinner, and shares it out fairly. Free to start.
Free to start on your iPhone Free to start on your Android phone Free to start · No ads · Your family's data stays yours.