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Curry Shark

Curry Shark

Try this flavorful curry shark recipe, a beloved dish from childhood that offers a uniquely Trini twist on seafood.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Caribbean, Tobago, Trinidad
Keyword: seafood
Author: baidawi

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs blue shark chunks, seasoned
  • 1 medium sized onion diced
  • 1 clove of garlic whole
  • 3 cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 habanero pepper scotch bonnet or scorpion pepper can work as well
  • 1 cup of diced tomatoes
  • ¼ cup spanish thyme finely chopped
  • ¼ cup shadon beni finely chopped
  • 4 tbsp curry powder
  • 4 tbsp hot water
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a pot and chunkay whole clove of garlic
  • Add onion, garlic and habanero to the pot and saute for 2 minutes
  • Add tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes
  • Combine hot water and curry powder in a bowl to form a paste
  • Add curry paste to pot
  • Add 3/4 of the spanish thyme and shadon beni
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste
  • Cook curry paste on a medium/low heat until it starts to form bubbles and most of the liquid has evaporated
  • Add shark to the pot , cover and cook on medium/high heat for 12 - 15 minutes
  • Add remaining herbs
  • Serve with rice, provisions or roti and enjoy!

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