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Crispy Fish Sandwiches with Tartar Slaw

Fillets are double-breaded in cracker crumbs and panko, chilled so the crust stays on, and fried until crackly. They sit on toasted ciabatta with roasted red pepper mayonnaise, American cheese and a pickle-laden slaw.

  • YieldMakes 4 sandwiches (8 pieces of fish)
  • Hands-on1 h 20 min
  • Total5 h 24 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Roasted pepper mayonnaise

  • 240 mlmayonnaise
  • 130 gfire-roasted red bell peppers, coarsely chopped
  • 1lemon, zested and juiced
  • 1½ tspDijon mustard
  • 1 tsppaprika
  • 1 pinchcayenne pepper
  • ¼ tspWorcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1 tspkosher salt
  • ¼ tspblack pepper, freshly ground

Tartar slaw

  • ½ headgreen cabbage, finely sliced
  • 3 tspkosher salt
  • ½sweet onion, grated on a box grater
  • 6large kosher dill pickles, grated on a box grater
  • 3 tbspdill pickle brine, from the jar
  • ¼red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • 360 mlmayonnaise
  • 2 tbspDijon mustard
  • 1 pinchcayenne pepper
  • ½ tspblack pepper, freshly ground

Fried fish

  • 6large eggs
  • 2 tspkosher salt
  • ¼ tspblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 120 gsaltine crackers, crushed to a powder
  • 120 gpanko bread crumbs
  • 680 gwhite fish fillets, such as cod, skinless, cut into eight 85 g pieces
  • to tastepeanut oil, for deep frying, about 5 cm deep in the pan

To serve

  • 4ciabatta buns, split
  • 4 tbspunsalted butter, melted
  • 1 clovegarlic, minced, for the butter
  • 8 slicesAmerican cheese

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Peanut
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Cod
  • Anchovy
  • Legumes (any)
  • Tamarind
  • Wheat
  • Barley
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cabbage
  • Cucumber
  • Turmeric
  • Parsley
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Dill
  • Black and white pepper
  • Clove
  • Annatto
  • Paprika
  • Yeast
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Creamy
  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Food processor
  • Deep fryer

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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