A homemade fish burger with a crunchy crumb that tastes just like McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish!
Fish is baked so it's healthier!
Ingredients
- 2 cups panko breadcrumbs
- 400 - 500 g / 0.8 - 1 lb white fish fillets , flat / thin.
- 4 soft buns , brioche recommended
- 4 slices processed cheese
- Oil spray (olive oil)
DREDGE BATTER (NOTE 5):
- 1 egg
- tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard (or other mustard)
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Black pepper
TARTARE SAUCE:
- 1 cup / 220g mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp dill pickle / gherkin/ cornichon , very finely chopped1 tsp fresh parsley , chopped*
- 1 tsp capers , drained and finely chopped*
- 1.5 tbsp lemon juice , fresh (or cider vinegar)
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
TARTARE SAUCE:
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Mix ingredients in a bowl. Set aside for 10 minutes+.
TOAST BREADCRUMBS:
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Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
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Spread breadcrumbs on a tray. Spray with oil directly down, not from side.
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Bake for 3 - 5 minutes until golden. Immediately transfer to bowl.
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Brush tray clean, spray with oil.
CRUMBING / BAKING:
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Cut fish fillets into square-ish shapes slightly larger than the buns (they shrink when cooked).
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Mix Batter ingredients in a bowl.
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Carefully coat fish in batter (handle with care, fish fillets can be delicate).
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Place in breadcrumbs. Use other hand to cover top and sides with breadcrumbs, pressing to adhere. Transfer to tray. Repeat with remaining fish.
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Bake 12 - 15 minutes until fish is cooked through. Immediately top with cheese - allow residual heat to make it semi melt (do not oven melt processed cheese, you get a plasticy film!).
ASSEMBLE:
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Cut buns in half, microwave for 20 seconds to warm through (microwave = stays soft).
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Top with fish and cheese, dollop with tartare sauce.