Fried Redfish Sandwich
Delicious fried fish sandwich. You can use just about any fish for this but I love redfish!
Servings: 4 sandwiches
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 decent sized redfish filets around 2 lbs
- Oil I use vegetable
- 1 C buttermilk
- 3 T hot sauce I use Louisiana Hot Sauce
- 2 eggs
- 2 T pickle brine I use Grillo’s
- 2 C flour
- 2 T Your favorite Cajun seasoning I use Cajun ninjas
Tartar Sauce ingredients:
- 1/2 C real Mayonnaise
- 1/2 C dill pickles finely chopped I used Grillo’s
- 1/8 C dill pickle juice again Grillo’s
- 1 tsp dill fresh chopped
- 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/8 tsp black pepper freshly ground
- 1 tsp hot sauce Louisiana hot sauce
Instructions
- If your fish is still “on the half shell” (skin still on) filet the meat.
- Cut the filets into square/rectangle, sandwich sized, portions to be fried.
- Heat a deep fryer, or frying pan filled with oil, to 375 degrees.
- Mix the buttermilk, hot sauce, eggs, and brine in a shallow dish, such as a pie dish.
- In a separate shallow dish, mix together flour and Cajun seasoning.
- Pat fish fillets dry with a paper towel.
- Dredge the fish through the egg mixture and then coat in flour mixture. Repeat this to get a good thick breading on your fish.
- Cook fish for 3 minutes or until completely cooked and golden brown.
- In a bowl, combine all tartar sauce ingredients.
- Toast buns if desired.
- Assemble your sandwich. Enjoy!