Spicy Filet O Fish
This spicy filet o fish is a fiery twist on a classic fast food item and it honestly tasted even better!
Ingredients
- 8 oz cod or haddock
- 1 slice American cheese
- 1 brioche bun
Wet batter
- ½ cup flour
- 170 ml carbonated water or beer
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- 2 ice cubes
Spicy oil
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 cup hot oil from frying fish
Spicy tartar sauce
- ½ cup Japanese mayo
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1½ tbsp pickled jalapenos (diced)
- 1 tbsp chili crisp
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
Spicy tartar sauce
- Combine all spicy tartar sauce ingredients together in a bowl and mix well.½ cup Japanese mayo, 1 tbsp dijon mustard, 1½ tbsp pickled jalapenos, 1 tbsp chili crisp, 1 tsp dried dill, 1 pinch salt, 1 tsp lemon juice
Making the fish sandwich
- Heat up a pot of oil up to 350F
- Cut your fish filet into a square about the same size as your brioche bun.8 oz cod or haddock
- Season fish lightly with salt then cover with flour.
- Begin making your wet batter by mixing flour, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and paprika.½ cup flour, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp paprika
- Add carbonated water or beer and mix well. The consistency should be like a thin pancake batter.170 ml carbonated water or beer
- Add ice cubes to keep batter cold .2 ice cubes
- Dip fish into the wet batter then directly into 350F oil for 5-8 minutes or until golden brown and crispy. Set on a wire rack to cool.
- In a bowl, add chili powder, onion powder, and garlic powder.1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp chili powder
- Pour in 1 cup of hot oil that you used to fry the fish and stir. Immediately pour the hot chili oil on top of the fried fish.1 cup hot oil from frying fish
- Toast your brioche buns, add a slice of American cheese, add your fish, and finish with the spicy tartar sauce.1 slice American cheese, 1 brioche bun