Neighborhood Eats: Shark and Bake

Trini-Gul is a family-run business in Brooklyn where her sister does the cooking.

The food from Trinidad is totally eclectic with influences from India, Africa, China and even Lebanon. Trini-Gul is located on a busy stretch of Bed-Sty, a world away from the islands, but with plenty who crave the taste of meals like the bake and shark.

The restaurant is located at 543 Nostrand Avenue (between Fulton St & Herkimer St). For more information, call (718) 484-4500.

The recipe for Shark and Bake is below.

For Shark:

1 lb shark, can use sand shark or similar fish, cut up into smaller 2 inch pieces
3 tbsp green seasoning*
1 tsp paprika
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp all purpose seasoning
2 tsp crushed garlic
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp worcestershire

1/4 cup flour ( to flour shark )
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
oil for frying

Directions:

Take first 9 ingredients, including the shark and combine in large bowl.

Let marinade for 30 minutes.

Then dust pieces of marinated fish in mixture of flour and bread crumbs.

In deep fryer or in 3 inches of oil, fry the fish til golden brown,

Remove from oil and drain.

* Green seasoning, or tamarind sauce (can be purchased at west indian markets) or you can make green seasoning with juice of 3 limes, 2 cloves crushed garlic, 1/3 cup ketchup, 4 leaves chandon beni. boil ingredients and reduce.

For Bake:

2 cups flour ( all purpose)
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp yeast
1/2 tbsp sugar
3/4 cup water
oil for frying

Directions:

Combine first 6 ingredients, into nice ball, let sit for 30 minutes.

Divide this large ball into smaller balls about three inches in size.

Flatten those smaller balls out to be about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.

Place in deep fryer or several inches of hot oil.

They'll puff up and float to the top. let cook until golden brown.

Remove from oil and drain.

Slice open your bake and fill with several pieces of fish and your favorite condiments, such as cucumbers and hot sauce.