Fish Roll Recipe

This is one of my favourite snack when I was growing up in Cameroon. Then you find it in the street, at school or mum buys them when she goes to the market. I used to wonder how it was made until I became an adult. Several attempts to make it failed.  But I never gave up until I came across this recipe which was a huge success. I used fresh Fish, tomatoes, onions, celery, spring onions, carrots and green pepper. You can add any veggie of choice but the fish is the main ingredient for the filling.

              Fish Roll Recipe
              Cuisine: African
              Course: Snack

Ingredients

For The dough

- 2 cups of flour
- 4 Tbspoons soft butter
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 3/4 teaspoon yeast
- 1 1/4 Tbspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 Liter of vegetable oil

 For The Filling

- 1 Fresh fish( I used makerel) of choice, boiled and flesh removed from bones
- 1 onion or spring onions cut into bits
- 2 fresh tomatoes, cut into bits
- 1 cup of shredded celery
- 1 cup of shredded carrots
- 2 Tbspoons oil
- 1 teaspoon Pepper powder
-1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 cube of seasoning of choice.

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Directions

For The Fish Filling

1. Put a sauce pan on the cooker on medium heat
2. Add the oil and salt, then put in the onions, green pepper, and stir for 1 minute. 
3. Add the tomatoes and stir fry for 2 minutes before adding the shredded carrots. If too dry add a little water.

Cover and allow to cook for 5 minutes and turn off the heat. Set aside and allow to cool down. 

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For The Dough 

1. Put the yeast in the warm water, stir and allow to sit for 5 minutes. 
2. In a medium bowl mix flour, butter, sugar and salt.
3. Pour the yeast into the flour mixture and mix till it forms a dough.
4. Cover with kitchen towel and allow to proof for 45 minutes.
5. Punch the dough down with hand and knead with a little flour till smooth.
6. Divide the dough into smaller dough balls of about 2 ounce each.
7. Roll out each 2 ounce dough flat to about 1/2 inch in diameter.
8. Add one Tablespoon of filling at one end of the flat dough.
9. Using your two hands, roll the dough around the filling till u reach the other end. Repeat the process.
10. If you want to bake, place on a greased and lined baking tray and bake for about 30 to 45 minutes.  Then cool
11. If frying, put a clean frying pan which should be a bit deep on the cooker and add oil. When hot fry the fish rolls in batches. And drain. Serve as desired.