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Smoked Herring Choka (Salad)
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7 INGREDIENTS • 5 STEPS • 30MINS

Smoked Herring Choka (Salad)

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An easy salad with a few ingredients, but packed full of flavor. A special technique with hot oil is used to dress the salad, trapping the delicious fumes inside.
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CaribbeanPot
Using the cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago as my base, please follow me on a delicious culinary tour of the islands.
https://www.youtube.com/user/caribbeanpot
An easy salad with a few ingredients, but packed full of flavor. A special technique with hot oil is used to dress the salad, trapping the delicious fumes inside.
30MINS
Total Time
$7.49
Cost Per Serving
Ingredients
Servings
2
us / metric
Dried Smoked Herring
3
Dried Smoked Herring
Water
to taste
Water
Tomato
3
Small Tomatoes, diced
Pimiento Pepper
1
Pimiento Pepper, thinly sliced
Guyana Pepper
3
Guyana Peppers, thinly sliced
Onion
1
Small Onion, thinly sliced
Vegetable Oil
3 Tbsp
Vegetable Oil
Nutrition Per Serving
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Calories
1169
Fat
79.0 g
Protein
95.5 g
Carbs
13.9 g
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step 1
Remove the head and tail of the Dried Smoked Herring (3). Add into a pot and cover with Water (to taste), then bring it up to a boil over medium heat for 20 minutes.
step 2
Drain the water and let the smoked herring cool. Remove the skin and bones from the flesh meat. Using your hands, shred the herring meat.
step 3
In a bowl add the herring meat, Onion (1), Pimiento Pepper (1) and Guyana Peppers (3).
step 4
In a pan heat up the Vegetable Oil (3 Tbsp). Then using a large paddle pour the hot oil over the herring, onion, and peppers. Immediately cover to trap the fumes and let sit for about a minute.
step 5
Add the Tomatoes (3) and mix thoroughly, then serve.
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Tags
Dairy-Free
Gluten-Free
Lunch
Fish & Seafood
Snack
Caribbean
Shellfish-Free
Dinner
Salad
Shellfish
Vegetables
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