Here's another Guyanese dish for you: fish cakes! I love recipes that have multiple uses. Fish cakes can be an appetizer, side dish, part of a whole meal for lunch or dinner, or a light snack! It uses a few simple ingredients that you probably already have in your home. This recipe can be multiplied for catering-sized trays or just stick to the portions below to feed a few family members.
Ingredients:
- 2 lb frozen whiting fish fillet, fully thawed
Seasoning tip: 2 portions of the below ingredients are needed (1 portion to season the fish to fry and 1 portion to add to the fish after you fry it) - 1 tablespoon salt
- 3 tablespoon chopped onion
- 3 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ cup veggie oil
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup bread crumbs
Recipe:
- Heat oil in pan – medium heat
- Wash and pat the fillets dry
- Lightly season the fish with all of the above ingredients except the eggs and the bread crumbs
- Put fish in oil to fry until slightly brown on each side (about 2-3 mins)
- Take the fish out of the pan and put it in a medium-large basin
- Use a fork to break the fish apart, adding bread crumbs, egg and another round of the ingredients from above (then mix to incorporate)
- Form cake-like patties out of the mixture
- Re-heat the ¼ cup of oil to medium heat
- Place the fish cakes in the oil and fry until golden brown on each side
- Enjoy with brown rice, dhal, and mango chutney or pepper sauce of your choice!
Time: 1.5 hours
Ingredients:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (or more, as needed)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of the following:
- salt
- ground cinnamon
- ground nutmeg
- ground cloves
- ground ginger
- 1 cup canned pure (unsweetened) pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon applesauce
- 6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into cubes
White Glaze:
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk (I used fat-free lactaid)
Spiced Icing:
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons milk (I used fat-free lactaid) (any kind)
- 1/4 teaspoon of the following:
- ground cinnamon
- ground nutmeg
- ground ginger
- ground cloves
Recipe:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. Lightly dust the top with flour.
- In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients for the scones.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin and apple sauce.
- Use a pastry cutter or two knives to cut butter into the dry ingredients. Continue cutting until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. (You can also use a food processor for this step).
- Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients, then form the dough into a ball. The dough will be wet, but if it seems super sticky, go ahead and sprinkle a little more flour into the dough until it's easier to handle (you'll be working in 1/4 to 1/2 cup additional flour to get the right consistency).
- Pat out dough onto the lightly floured baking sheet and form it into a 1-inch thick circle. Use a large knife or a pizza cutter to slice the dough three times through, making 6 equal squares. Gently pull them apart.
- Bake 14 to 16 minutes on prepared baking sheet. Scones should begin to turn light brown.
- While scones are cooling, prepare plain glaze by whisking ingredients in a medium bowl. Mix until smooth.
- When scones are cool, use a brush to paint a coating of the glaze over the top of each scone. Let this glaze cool completely until firm.
- Prepare spiced icing by whisking the ingredients in another medium bowl until smooth. Drizzle this thicker icing over each scone.
- Enjoy!
Watch out Popeyes! This recipe is amazingly easy and delicious!!
Time: ~ 1 hour total
Ingredients:
- Your choice of chicken pieces (I used thighs)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon of garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 tablespoon mrs dash seasoning (without salt)
- 2 tablespoons chilli powder
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup beer or dark lager of your choice
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 2 tablespoons Crisco
- In one medium bowl, mix together 2 cups of flour, a tablespoon of garlic salt, 1 tablespoon black pepper, 1 tablespoon paprika, 1 tablespoon mrs dash seasoning (without salt), about 2 tablespoons chilli powder (less if you don't want it as spicy).
- In a separate bowl, stir together 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 2 egg yolks and 1/4 cup of dark lager/beer of choice. You may need to thin with additional beer if the batter is too thick.
- Heat enough oil to cover the chicken, depending on what parts of chicken you're using this will vary (I used chicken thighs, about 2 cups of vegetable oil & 2 tablespoons of crisco) - let heat until oil is at 350 degrees.
- Moisten each piece of chicken with a little water, then dip in the dry mix. Shake off excess and dip in the wet mix, then dip in the dry mix again.
- Carefully place the chicken pieces in the hot oil. Fry for 15 to 18 minutes, or until well browned. Smaller pieces will not take as long. Large pieces may take longer. Remove and drain oil before eating.
- ENJOY!
