Shark & Bake
Ingredients
- 1 pound Shark fillet
- 3 tbsp lime juice fresh
- 3 tbsp green onion finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 ½ tsp fresh thyme chopped
- ¾ tsp habanero chile minced
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- all purpose flour
- 6 pita bread rounds warmed
- chopped lettuce leaves
- tomato slices
Instructions
- Arrange fish in a single layer glass baking dish.
- Mix lime juice, green onion, garlic, thyme, and chile in small bowl; season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Spoon mixture over fish; let stand at room temperature for at least 20 minutes and up to 1 hour.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sprinkle fish on both sides with salt and pepper, then flour.
- Working in batches, add fish to skillet and cook until golden and opaque in center, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer fish to paper towels to drain.
- Cut off a thin slice from each warm pita bread round, forming an opening. Open pita pocket and stuff with fish, lettuce, and tomato.
- Serve with desired condiments such as: mango chutney, honey mustard, garlic mayonnaise, thinly sliced onion, thinly sliced cucumbers, and/or hot pepper sauce.