Fry Pies 4 Ways: Sardine, Walnut, Pepper Roti, Channa & Cheese Recipe by Chef Shaun 🇹🇹 Foodie Nation

Yield – 12 Pies.

Sardine Filling
Coconut Oil - 1/8 cup.
Onion - 1/4 cup (finely chopped)
Garlic - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Fermented Pimento Sauce – 2 tsp 
Fermented Pepper Sauce - 1 tsp 
Chadon Beni - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Tomatoes - 1/3 cup (fine diced)
Sardines - 4 tins (424g)
Lime Juice - 1 tbsp 
Salt - to taste
Black pepper - Dash 

1. Heat a frying or sauté pan over medium heat.
2. Add oil.
3. Once oil is heated, add onion, pimento, garlic, chadon beni, scotch bonnet and allow to cook until onions are translucent (about 3 minutes). 
4. Add your tomatoes.
5. Stir & allow to sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. 
6. Immediately add to the sardines. 
7. Add lime juice, black pepper & salt.
8. Stir until all the ingredients are fully incorporated. 
9. Taste for salt & allow to cool down to room temperature before you fill your pies. 

Cheese & Channa Filling
Mustard Oil – ¼ cup
Caripulee Leaves – 2
Whole Geera (Cumin) Seeds – ½ tsp
Methi (Fenugreek) Seeds – ½ tsp
Curry Powder – ½ tbsp 
Crushed Garlic – 4 cloves
Canned Channa – 16 oz
Water – 3 to 4 cups 
Chadon beni – 12 leaves 
Fermented Pepper Sauce – 1 tsp or to taste
Salt – ½ tbsp 
Black Pepper – 1 tsp 
Cheese – ½ lb (grated)

Method
1. Heat medium sized pot over medium to high heat.
2. Once heated, add oil.
3. Once oil is heated, add caripulee leaves, geera, methi, curry powder and crushed garlic.
4. Allow to cook until garlic begins to turn brown.
5. Add channa and water.
6. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and allow to cook partly covered until channa is fork tender.
7. Add chadon beni, pepper sauce, salt & black pepper.
8. Allow to cool down to room temperature before you fill your pies with mixture + cheese.

Pepper Roti Filling 
Potato – 2 lb (1-inch cubes)
Carrot – 1 cup (grated)
Sweet Pepper – ½ cup (finely chopped)
Garlic – 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Fermented Pepper Sauce – 1 tsp or to taste 
Chadon Beni – ½ cup
Salt – 1 tsp or to taste 
Cheese – 2 cups (grated)

Method 
1. Boil potato until fork tender, drain off excess liquid and transfer to a bowl.
2. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Taste and adjust for salt. 
4. Allow to cool down to room temperature before you fill your pies with mixture.

Walnut Filling (Beef Substitute)
Coconut Oil – 4 tbsp
Minced Garlic – 2 tbsp
Minced Onion – ¼ cup 
Soaked Crushed Walnuts – 8 oz 
Fermented Pepper Sauce – ½ tsp 
Mustard – 2 tsp
Fermented Pimento Sauce – 2 tsp
Salt – 1 tsp or to taste 
Black Pepper – ¼ tsp 
Tomato Paste – 3 tbsp 
Chadon beni – 2 tbsp 

Method 
1. Heat medium sized pan over medium heat.
2. Once heated, add oil.
3. Once oil is hot, add garlic and onion.
4. Allow to cook for 2 minutes.
5. Add remaining ingredients and allow to cook until mixture thickens.
6. Taste and adjust for salt.
7. Allow to cool down to room temperature before you fill your pies with mixture.

Pie Dough Ingredients:
AP Flour - 3 cups 
Salt - ½ tbsp 
Baking Powder - 1 tbsp 
Brown Sugar - 1 ½ tbsp 
Instant Yeast - 2 tsp 
Margarine - 1 ½ tbsp 
Water - 8 fl. oz.
Vegetable Oil - 3 cups for frying

Method:
1.  For your pie dough, add flour to your bowl.
2.  Add salt, baking powder, sugar and yeast.
3. Mix until fully incorporated.
4. Add your butter and break up into small pieces throughout your flour mixture.
5. Make a well in the middle and add your water.
6. Knead into a ball of dough (about 5 minutes).
7. Cover and allow to rest for 30 minutes.
8. Divide into 12 equal pieces and shape into smooth balls.
9. Cover and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
10. Lightly dust with flour and open out into a 3-inch disc before filling with sardine mixture.
11. Seal by brushing the edges with water and sealing with a fork. 
12. Cover and allow to rest while you preheat your oil (about 10 minutes).
13. Preheat your oil to 350F.
14. Fry until golden brown. 
15. Place on a wire rack to allow excess oil to drain off.
16. Enjoy!

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[nikki]

very intrigued with that walnut filling. will definitely have to try it.

[karminiparsan]

Perfect colour Shaun. I love both sardine and peppery aloo pie ❤❤

[TrinityApr]

I'm not sure which one of these pies I'm looking forward to trying the most, they all look tasty.

[sandragouveia]

Thank you so much for that walnut filling. I have to try that.

[renukajaikaran]

Looks delicious chef. Thanks for the recipes. Very innovative.😋

[joannechaitan-forsyth]

YUH DON'T WAIT FOR PIES TO COOL YOU EAT THEM HOT OUT THE OIL

[nicomarathon]

My classmate bai!! 😊 Hear how eloquent!

[susanramnanan]

Could I bake these pies instead of doing the fry method

[DC-vwyf]

May i ask how would bake these instead of frying? What temperature and how long please? I would like to make these for the elders but they cannot consume much fried food

[camroonkhan]

Boy, you don’t know what to do again, what filling again will you do😂😂

[haniffamatesa]

You removed the most important part of the Sardines which is the Sardines bones from the inside because the bones helps prevent Arthritis it treats the Arthritis.

[troiskilove]

My best advice to all Trinidad people, stop using canned items. Sardine, bully beef, tuna, is no good.