Nigerian · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Nigerian Fish Roll
75 minutes · 6 servings · omnivore
A common Nigerian bakery snack recreated with simple pantry ingredients.
Ingredients
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- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, cold
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 1/2 cups canned tuna or cooked flaked fish
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup carrot, grated
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 egg, beaten
Let’s make it
- Make a dough with flour, butter, salt, and cold water; rest 15 minutes.
- Cook onion, carrot, tuna or fish, curry powder, and black pepper in oil for 3 to 4 minutes, then cool.
- Roll the dough, cut into rectangles, fill with the fish mixture, and seal into rolls.
- Brush with beaten egg and bake at 190 C/375 F for 25 to 30 minutes until golden.
- Cool slightly before serving.
Make small rolls so kids can hold them easily.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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