Four cloves of garlic give the fish robust flavor—but feel free to adjust the amount of garlic cloves to taste. For the red chile flakes, you can use either the ready-to-go variety from the market or you can crush your own whole dried red peppers (anything from cayenne to Fresno to red-hot Scotch Bonnets).

A drizzle of rich caramel sauce makes bread pudding sing. When making the sauce, sugar can burn easily, so use a heavy-based pot, preferably one that doesn’t have a dark interior so that you can monitor the sugar once it begins to color. For more tips, watch our video on how to make caramel sauce that turns out velvety every time.