Fried fish sandwich

Name: Fried fish sandwich (Churrasco marino)
Cuisine: Chilean
Ingredients: 1 onion, very finely sliced; 10 ml/2 tsp chopped fresh parsley; juice of 2 lemons; 4 hake fillets; 4 large soft rolls or burger buns; 4 large soft rolls or burger buns; 115 g/4 oz/1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 2 eggs; 5 ml/1 tsp vegetable oil; 5 ml/1 tsp vegetable oil

Churrasco marino

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food and Cooking of Chile

By Boris Basso Benelli

Published 2014

About

This is the most traditional and best-loved recipe in the city of Coquimbo, a busy port since 1840. It is so popular that the sandwich even has its own festival, at which about 1,500 of the sandwiches are devoured. The status of Churrasco Marino as the dish of the area is due to its low cost, rapid preparation and great taste.

Ingredients

1 onion, very finely sliced
10 ml/2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
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Americas
Chile
Coquimbo
Fish course
Sandwich
Pescatarian

Method

First, make the batter. Put the flour and salt in a large bowl and make a ‘well’ in the middle. Whisk the eggs, 120 ml/4 fl oz/½

Energy 500kcal/2091kJ; Protein 48g; Carbohydrate 26g, of which sugars 3g; Fat 23g, of which saturates 3g; Cholesterol 58mg; Calcium 86mg; Fibre 2g; Sodium 743mg