Join Chris Morocco in the Bon Apptit Test Kitchen as he prepares fried fish sandwiches with pickled cucumbers and fresh tartar sauce. Any flaky whitefish will do the job hereChris uses cod for this recipe but hake, halibut, and haddock work just as well.
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0:00 Fried Fish Sandwiches
0:18 Make tartar sauce
0:43 Combine mayonnaise, mustard, relish, capers, lemon zest and juice, garlic, and salt
2:02 Pickle cucumbers
2:15 Thinly slice cucumbers lengthwise and put into bowl
2:32 Add vinegar, toss to coat, and let sit
2:41 Toast buns
3:16 Brush insides of buns with melted butter and toast in skillet
3:33 Heat oil in skillet until thermometer registers 375
3:40 Make dredge and batter
3:53 For the dredge, combine flour and cornstarch in a bowl
4:07 For the batter, in separate bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, cayenne, and Old Bay seasoning
4:43 In another separate bowl, mix beaten egg and beer
5:05 Add egg mixture to dry batter mixture and whisk
5:19 Fry fish
5:21 Season fish with salt
5:26 Dredge and batter fish
5:49 Add fish to hot oil
6:02 Flip fish when deeply browned on bottom side
6:21 Cook until fish temperature is 125130, 79 minutes later
6:26 Transfer fish to wire rack set inside sheet pan
6:32 Assemble sandwich
6:37 Add dill to cucumbers
6:43 Plate by layering bottom bun, cucumbers, fish, lettuce, and sauced top bun
7:11 Taste!
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