Marinade - Haiti Observer Blog

Haitian marinades are a spiced batter, deep-fried. Three types of marinades are made in Haiti: fish, chicken, and vegetarian.

Fish Marinade uses smoked herring or codfish. Gather following:

• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup smoked herring or codfish
• 2 egg whites
• 1 tbspn salt
• 2 scallions
• 2 tbspn parsley
• 1 tsp each lime juice and hot sauce
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tbspn baking powder
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1/4 cup oil

Combine all ingredients except oil, flour, and baking powder. Mix flour with baking powder in a separate bowl. Add flour/baking-powder mixture to rest of ingredients to make batter. Spoon dollops of batter into hot oil, turning them until brown.

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