Ocean Perch Fish Sandwich
From Minnesota to Barbados and beyond, the fish sandwich is crafted in a variety of ways with different types of fish at the center. In Minnesota, the Walleye Fish Sandwich is a beloved local favorite where a Walleye fillet is placed on a soft sandwich roll with tartar sauce, tomatoes, and lettuce. Further south in the Caribbean we happened upon a small restaurant near Oistens that featured a Flying Fish Sandwich, which had Flying Fish breaded in a spicy cajun seasoning presented in a similar fashion.
Yield: 2 people
Ocean Perch Fish Sandwich
Turn Ocean Perch fillets into an incredible sandwich. Give the fish fillets a light breading before putting them on a hot pan with butter. We add some onion slices, mini marzano tomatoes to the grill to caramelize. Last we whip up a fresh tartar sauce and combine everything in a Portuguese roll.
Ingredients
- 6-8 fillets ocean perch, remove bones & check for scales
- 6 mini marzano tomatoes, sliced in half
- 2 slices red onion
- 1 small handful cilantro, plucked and washed
- 2 portuguese rolls, sliced in half
- olive oil, enough to just cover the bottom of the pan
Breading
- 1/4 c flour
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp celery seed
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- zest of 1 lemon
Tartar Sauce
- 4 tsbp mayonnaise, (olive oil mayo)
- 1/2 juice of lemon
- 1/2 tsp brown spicy mustard
- 6 slices pickled jalepeno, chopped
- pinch sea salt
- pinch black pepper
- pinch celery seed
- pinch chili powder
- pinch nutmeg
Instructions
Breading
- Combine all breading ingredients on a plate and mix together with a fork.
Tartar Sauce
- Combine all tartar sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix together. Set aside.
Cooking
- Heat olive oil over medium high heat in a pan large enough to fit all the fillets, tomatoes, and onions. As an alternative you can use two pans to accomplish this.
- After a few minutes the oil should sizzle when you flick a little flower in the pan. Now that the pan is hot, bread each side of the fillet and add to the pan.
- Cook for 5 minutes and then flip over and cook for another 3-5 minutes until the edges brown lightly and fish becomes slightly flakey.
- While the fish cook, add the tomatoes and onion to the pan until lightly caramelized (3-5 minutes).
- Once the fish, tomatoes, and onion have finished cooking place on a side plate. Add the portuguese rolls to the pan to toast the insides (3 minutes).
Build Sandwich
- Add the tartar sauce to both sides of the bun. Top with red onion, then fish fillets, tomatoes, and cilantro.
Calories: 1276kcal, Carbohydrates: 71g, Protein: 57g, Fat: 85g, Saturated Fat: 22g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g, Monounsaturated Fat: 44g, Cholesterol: 238mg, Sodium: 2548mg, Potassium: 620mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 100IU, Vitamin C: 0.1mg, Calcium: 160mg, Iron: 2.2mg
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