Everyday meals
Flying fish sandwich
Barbados' most famous street sandwich: a breaded and fried flying fish fillet tucked into a small roll with lettuce, tomato and hot sauce. Crispy, fresh and spicy, you find it at every market in Bridgetown.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Pannage
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
On the side
Instructions
- Season the fillets with salt, pepper and paprika, then coat them in flour.
- Beat the eggs with the mustard and dip the fillets in, then coat them in breadcrumbs.
- Heat the oil to 175 °C and fry the fillets for about 3 minutes per side until golden.
- Drain them on kitchen paper.
- Cut the rolls in half, spread them with hot sauce and fill with lettuce, tomato slices and sliced red onion.
- Add the crispy fish fillet, close the sandwich and serve immediately.
Variations and tips
With what's available here. Flying fish is hard to find: whiting or pollock work perfectly well.
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Original Ecomely recipe.