Fish Sandwich Recipe
This fish sandwich recipe is beer battered and fried to golden brown and served on a toasted bun with shredded cabbage and tartar sauce.
Ingredients
- neutral-flavored oil for frying
- 4 6- ounce fresh cod fillets
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
- 2 teaspoons granulated onion
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon cayenne
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 ¼ cup light or dark beer
- 4 toasted brioche buns
- 1 cup shredded red or green cabbage
- Tartar sauce
- coarse salt to taste
Instructions
- Add the oil to a 4- or 5-quart pot and heat it until it reaches 350°.
- In the meantime. pat the cod dry on both sides with paper towels and set them on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper.
- Gently season the fish on all sides with coarse salt. Set them to the side.
- In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, granulated garlic, granulated onion, paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
- Take 2/3 cup of the mixture and sprinkle it on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper.
- Dredge the fish in the seasoned flour on the sheet tray until coated on all sides, and then set them to the side on the tray. They can sit like this for up to 10 minutes.
- While it is sitting in the flour you can make the tartar sauce and shred the cabbage. Set them to the side.
- Next, whisk the beer into the bowl of seasoned flour until it is thoroughly combined. It is like the consistency of a pancake batter. Be sure to watch my video.
- Shake off any excess flour from the fish and then add it to the beer batter and submerge it completely.
- Give the fish a little shake and then slowly add it to the oil while slowly waving it back and forth for 10 to 15 seconds so that it begins to fry to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown on the outside and cooked throughout.
- Set the fish to the side on a rack over a sheet tray to drain off any excess oil. Repeat the process until all the fish is fried.
- Add some shredded cabbage to the bottom of the toasted bun.
- Place on a piece of fried fish and add the tartar sauce and top bun. Make the other fish sandwiches and serve.
Notes
Make-Ahead: This is meant to be eaten as soon as the fish is done frying. You can keep them warm on a rack in the oven at low temperatures (180° to 200°) for up to 15 minutes before serving.
How to Store: Cover and store the ingredients separately in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. This will not freeze well.
How to Reheat: Place the desired number of fish evenly spread out on a cookie sheet tray lined with parchment paper and bake at 375° for 5-7 minutes or until hot.
Now, it certainly helps to have a deep fryer, but you can still pull this off if you have a pot, a thermometer, and plenty of oil.
The cornstarch in the batter helps to make a thick outside crust. You can use 2 cups of flour and 2 tablespoons of baking powder instead.
Fish is cooked all the way through when it reaches 145° internally.
If cooking more than 1 fish at a time, be sure to keep the fish about 1″ to 2″ from each other or else they are going to stick together.
The fish has about 15 to 20 minutes after frying before the breading starts to soften and break down.
I try to scoop out and discard as much breading in the oil as possible between each fry to keep the oil clean.
I also love serving the sandwich with creamy coleslaw.
You can preserve the oil by cooling it, straining it through a fine mesh strainer, storing it covered at room temperature, and using it for 3 to 4 more fries over the next 4 to 6 weeks.
Once you add the fish you will need to turn up the heat so that it maintains 350° slightly.
Nutrition
Calories: 644kcalCarbohydrates: 85gProtein: 26gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 174mgSodium: 2179mgPotassium: 617mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1052IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 168mgIron: 3mg