05/02/2024
STEP BY STEP ON HOW TO MAKE NIGERIA FISH ROLL.
For Dough
4 cups All Purpose Flour (an extra cup or more to flour the board)
5 tbsp margarine
1 cup water
1 teaspoon yeast
¼ tsp baking powder
2 tbp sugar
½ tablespoon salt (if margarine is salted, skip salt)
For Filling
500g mackerel
1 onion
3 scotch bonnet (Ata rodo)
*optional* Any herb of choice just a few leaves (e.g spring onions, basil, parsley)
2 seasoning cubes
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp dried thyme
Vegetable oil for frying
Salt to taste.
Procedure
For Dough
Proof the yeast to check that it is active. Add sugar to yeast in 1/4 cup warm water. If it froths, its active.
Mix flour, salt, margarine, baking together till it’s crumbly.
Add proofed yeast with the rest 3/4 cup of water together to form a dough.
Knead for about a minute (this is a soft dough)
Set aside
For Filling
Start by cooking the fish. Cook in water, add salt and 1 seasoning cube till done
Chop onions, pepper, herbs.
Debone fish and flake
Add a tablespoon of oil to a pan, saute the chopped vegetables, till onion is soft
Add the fish, curry, thyme, seasoning, salt.
Stir together till well combined cooked.
Turn heat off
Assemble
Flour a board and rolling pin generously
Divide dough into 4 equal parts
Roll one part the dough out evenly on a board
Using a cookie cutter divide into 6 parts
Spoon the filling into each part and roll up, sealing the edge by applying water to the edge using your fingertips.
Deep fry on medium heat till golden brown.
Serve warm.
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