Down-East Style Fish Sandwich with a Touch of Zing
Fish and chips is a Friday supper tradition in the Lizabetti home. Some people like it in sandwich form, while others like it served as a fillet. Whichever way you like it, lightly fried fish is a New England treat that everyone will enjoy. I like to jazz it up a bit because I think fish is a great canvas for flavors. We always serve the sandwich with our Herb-Dijon Mayonnaise sauce.
If you want to make the meal a little lighter, you can serve the fish with our healthy oven fries, instead of French fries.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 pound Pollock, haddock, or cod. I like pollock the best because it is more durable for cooking and still very tender to eat. (will generously serve 4)
- 1 Tbsp Chopped garlic
- 1 tsp Hungarian paprika
- 1 tsp coarse sea salt
- 1-2 turns of fresh ground black pepper
- italian flavored bread crumb
- 2 oz sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 ripe tomato
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 2 Tbsp sliced pepperoncini hot peppers
- 1/4 cup canola oil
Directions:
- Wash the fish thoroughly in cold water, blot dry.
- Coat with salt, garlic, and paprika; in that order.
- Coat with Italian bread crumbs. I will post a bread crumb recipe for you, but the commercial brand is good too.
- Pre-heat a frying pan, add 1/2 inch of canola oil.
- Bring the oil to a high temperature. If a small piece of onion sizzles on contact, then the oil is hot enough. Bring the heat down to medium-high.
- Depending on the thickness of the fish, cook 2-4 minutes on each side.
- Blot the fish on a paper towel to get rid of the excess oil.
- Slice the tomato and onion.
- Slice the cheese onto the bread. Hint:I like to use a vegetable peeler because it allows me to cut ultra thin slices of cheese. This lets me enjoy the taste of cheese without eating too much of it.
- Lay the tomatoes and onions over the cheese and toast the bread.
- Place the fish over the tomatoes and cover with Herb-Dijon Mayonnaise sauce. You can also use tartar sauce if you like. Add the hot peppers and close the sandwich.
- Alternatively, our kids like the fish fillet served with sweet home made apple sauce.
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