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Sea Bass Wrap with Tartar Sauce

Strips of sea bass in a crisp beer and cornmeal batter, fried and packed into rolls, bread or pita with lettuce, tomato and a tangy Greek yogurt tartar sauce.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on50 min
  • Total1 h 9 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Batter and fish

  • 135 gcoarse cornmeal, about 1 cup
  • 125 gall-purpose flour, about 1 cup
  • 1 tbspbaking powder
  • 1 tbspkosher salt
  • 350 mlamber beer, one 12-ounce bottle
  • 2 tsphot sauce
  • 450 gsea bass fillets (Greek, Mediterranean or other), cut lengthwise into 2.5 cm-wide strips
  • to tastevegetable or olive oil, for frying, about 5 cm deep

Tartar sauce

  • 120 mlGreek yogurt, preferably full-fat; ½ cup
  • 60 mlgood-quality mayonnaise, ¼ cup
  • 1½ tbspcornichon pickles, minced
  • 1½ tspcapers, chopped
  • 1 tspDijon, Greek or other pungent mustard
  • ½lemon, zest only, finely grated
  • 1 tbsplemon juice, strained, more to taste
  • to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper

To assemble

  • 6soft, high-quality bread rolls, about 12.5 cm across, or 12 slices of good sourdough, or 6 pita wraps
  • 12 leavesBibb or other tender lettuce leaves
  • 2ripe but firm medium tomatoes, cored and sliced

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Mustard
  • Sulfites
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Bass
  • Wheat
  • Barley
  • Corn (maize)
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Lettuce
  • Cucumber
  • Turmeric
  • Dill
  • Black and white pepper
  • Yeast
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)
  • Alcohol
  • Capers

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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