Crispy Fish Sandwich
This crispy fish sandwich has Beer battered fish on a toasty but with some homemade tartar sauce is always refreshing and delicious. You’ll choose this over fast food any day.
Beer Batter Ingredients
- All Purpose Flour: This flour is the perfect coating for beer batter. Self rising flour would make this batter too airy on the fish and wouldn’t stick right.
- Egg: The egg provides an extra bind for this light and airy batter
- Beer: The carbonation of the beer provides the light and airy texture that everyone loves about beer batter. Alternatively, you can use club soda to create the same effect.
- Seasoning Blend: I didn’t think I’d ever have to say this, but SEASIN YOUR FOOD! All purpose seasoning, Cajun seasoning, black pepper, paprika, and garlic powder will make this beer batter super flavorful. A seasoned beer batter is VERY important as we don’t season the fish directly for beer batter. We want to ensure the batter sticks to the fish as much as possible so seasoning the batter is the best way to go.
Why Beer Batter For a Fish Sandwich ?
Using a beer batter creates a light and airy batter coating for the crispy fish sandwich while still keeping the fish juicy and flavorful. If for any reason you are against using beer, you can always substitute with club soda. I always add an egg to my beer batter too for extra grip.
Crispy Fish Sandwich
This crispy fish sandwich has Beer battered fish on a toasty but with some homemade tartar sauce is always refreshing and delicious. You'll choose this over fast food any day.
Equipment
- 1 Deep fryer
- 1 Whisk
Ingredients
- 1 lb white fish of your choice cut into sandwich size pieces
- 4 brioche buns
- 2 tbsp butter
- sliced American cheese
- Oil for frying
Beer Batter
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 4 tbsp all purpose seasoning
- 2 tbsp black pepper
- 3 tbsp paprika
- 2 tbsp orange pepper seasoning
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup beer of your choice
Tartar Sauce
- 1 cup Mayo
- 1 pickle spear finely chopped
- 1 tbsp capers
- 3 tbsp pickle juice
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 tbsp all purpose seasoning
- 2 tbsp fresh dill minced
Instructions
- Clean fish and ensure that's a proper size to fit on the sandwich.
- For the batter, whisk in all ingredients and allow to rest for 5 minutes. During this time, heat your frying oil to 340℉.
- One piece at a time, dredge fish and fully coat in batter. Drop into oil and fry until golden and fully cooked through. This should take about 6-8 minutes depending on the size of the fish.
- To a separate bowl, combine all ingredients to make tartar sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Considering there's pickles, capers, and pickle juice in this sauce, you shouldn't need any more salt!
- Toast the buns in a buttered skillet on medium heat. Once buns are golden on the inside, remove and assemble your sandwiches. Serve immediately
