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Fried Fish Sandwiches with Creamy Slaw

Name: Fried Fish Sandwiches with Creamy Slaw
Total time: 1 h 19 min
Yield: Makes 6 sandwiches
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 180 ml mayonnaise, preferably homemade; 1 medium shallot, finely minced; 3 tbsp capers, drained, patted dry and finely minced; 6 cornichons (6 to 8), finely minced; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely minced; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper; kosher salt, to taste; 1 head small cabbage, cored and finely shredded (about 6 cups); ½ small red onion, thinly sliced; 1 tsp kosher salt; freshly ground black pepper, plenty, to taste; 2 tsp cider vinegar; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 3 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tbsp sugar; 1 L peanut oil, for frying; 125 g all-purpose flour, for the batter; 65 g all-purpose flour, for dredging; 65 g cornstarch; 1 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp baking soda; 2 tsp kosher salt, plus more to finish; ¼ tsp paprika; 180 ml light lager, ice-cold; 60 ml vodka (40% abv), ice-cold; 510 g cod fillet (or haddock, pollock, halibut), cut into six 85 g pieces; 6 soft hamburger buns, split; 30 g unsalted butter, for toasting the buns

Crisp beer-battered cod on butter-toasted buns with a quick salted cabbage slaw, squeezed dry so it stays crunchy, and a sharp caper and cornichon tartar sauce.

YieldMakes 6 sandwiches
Hands-on45 min
Total1 h 19 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Tartar sauce

180 mlmayonnaise, preferably homemade
1medium shallot, finely minced
3 tbspcapers, drained, patted dry and finely minced
6cornichons (6 to 8), finely minced
1 tspsugar
2 tbspfresh flat-leaf parsley, finely minced
½ tspfreshly ground black pepper
to tastekosher salt

Slaw

1 headsmall cabbage, cored and finely shredded (about 6 cups)
½small red onion, thinly sliced
1 tspkosher salt
to tastefreshly ground black pepper, plenty
2 tspcider vinegar
1 tspDijon mustard
3 tbspmayonnaise
1 tbspsugar

Fish and buns

1 Lpeanut oil, for frying
125 gall-purpose flour, for the batter
65 gall-purpose flour, for dredging
65 gcornstarch
1 tspbaking powder
¼ tspbaking soda
2 tspkosher salt, plus more to finish
¼ tsppaprika
180 mllight lager, ice-cold
60 mlvodka (40% abv), ice-cold
510 gcod fillet (or haddock, pollock, halibut), cut into six 85 g pieces
6soft hamburger buns, split
30 gunsalted butter, for toasting the buns

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Peanut
Soy
Fish
Sesame
Mustard
Sulfites
Birds' eggs (any)
Cod
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Barley
Corn (maize)
Pome fruits (any)
Apple
Nightshades (any)
Bell (sweet) pepper
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Shallot
Cabbage family (any)
Cabbage
Cucumber
Turmeric
Parsley
Dill
Black and white pepper
Paprika
Yeast
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Alcohol
Capers

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crisp
Creamy
Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop
Wok
Probe thermometer

Season

Summer
Any season

Occasion

Weekend project

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: moderate

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