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A F R I C A N F I S H PA S T R Y
The African Fish Roll is one of our popular street foods in west africa and they are very easy to make. I know
there are a couple of snacks called Fish Roll recipe but the african Fish roll is quite different. It is simply a
snack made of a pastry dough which is quite similar to the african meat pie and the Chicken Pie Pastry and
wrapped in a spicy Fish filling.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine African
Keyword fish roll
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 6
Author Lola Osinkolu

INGREDIENTS
2-1/2 Cups Plain Flour
4 Tbsp Margarine
1 Egg
1 Tsp Baking Powder
1/4 Tsp Salt & 2 Tbsp Sugar
14 ounces Mackerel
6-8 Tbsp Water
2 Green Onions
1 Small Onions finely chopped
Cayenne Pepper To Taste
Enough Oil For Frying

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Mash the Fish together with the Onion, Green Onion, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl and set
aside.
2. In another Bowl, add the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and margarine and use your finger to
incorporate the margarine into the flour until it comes out crumbly. Add the Egg and mix it with the flour
until it's totally absorbed by the flour.
3. Begin to add the water a little at a time until a workable dough is formed.
4. Transfer the fish roll dough to a work surface and knead for about 3 to 5 minutes, then cover up the
dough and leave it to rest for about 10 minutes.
5. Roll out the dough to about 1/8th inch thick, then cut it out into small rectangles (this is dependent on
how big you want your Fish rolls to be) and you don't need to be perfect while cutting out the rectangles
of the Fish Rolls since it's still going to be rolled - no one will see the imperfection.
6. Take each of the cut-out rectangles and fill it with 1 to 1-1/2Tbsp of Fish then tightly roll the dough and
secure the tips a little bit to prevent the fish from spilling into the Oil.
7. Fry the fish rolls in a preheated oil until it's golden brown.
8. Serve hot, warm or cold with your favorite drink. Enjoy!

NUTRITION
Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Potassium: 0mg | Vitamin A: 0% | Vitamin C: 0% | Calcium: 0% | Iron: 0%