Guessipes

Grown-up Filet-o-Fish

Posted by Alana on

I still had some yellowtail in the freezer from my awesome fishing excursion, and was pondering yummy ways to use it. For some reason I flashed back to when I was a kid on the extremely rare occasions that my parents would take us to McDonald’s. My mom, I guess in an attempt to get the “healthiest” thing on the menu, would always order the Filet-o-Fish. I always went for a burger, but would steal one bite of her sandwich and have to admit it was pretty tasty. So I decided to make my grown-up version of the Filet-o-Fish.

Guessipe

  • 1 yellowtail fillet, cut into 2 pieces
  • 2 TBSP flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup panko
  • Neutral oil for pan frying
  • 2 Hawaiian sweet rolls, halved and toasted
WASABI TARTAR SAUCE
  • 1/4 cup mayo
  • 1 TBSP wasabi paste
  • 1 TBSP dill pickles, minced
  • 1 TBSP capers, minced
  • 1 TBSP sweet relish
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp fish sauce

Mix together all Wasabi Tartar Sauce ingredients and set aside.

Grown-Up Filet-o-Fish tartar sauce

Combine the flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne in one dish. Scramble the egg in a small bowl. Put the panko in another dish.

Grown-Up Filet-o-Fish dredging stations

Dredge the fish pieces into the flour mixture, then egg, then panko. Pan fry in pre-heated oil until the first side is golden brown, then flip and continue cooking until the second side is golden brown.

Grown-Up Filet-o-Fish frying

Place the fried fish on the bottom halves of the toasted Hawaiian sweet rolls, and top with the tartar sauce. I also happened to have some Asian Slaw, so I put a bit of that on too. Add the top halves of your rolls and voila… Grown-Up Filet-o-Fish!

Grown-Up Filet-o-Fish

This was everything I envisioned for my adult version of the Filet-o-Fish sandwich, and more. It was just reminiscent enough of the original, but the quality fish and the tartar sauce with wasabi twist elevated it to a dish that more than pleased my grown-up palate. I’ve made it many times since.