Chef Christian is doing a fish fry and making a next-level sando.
“If you’ve ever been to a fish fry, there’s typically hot sauce, tartar sauce, and that’s it. The white bread is a staple in the south, the pickle-laden tartar sauce is a must for this sammy, and the dip is a slam dunk. Don’t skip on anything. Prep the sauces the day before, and get your fish as fresh as possible.”
Get more inspiration with Chef Christian’s recipes over on Youtube!
Nashville Hot Fried Red Snapper Sandwich
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 Red Snapper Filets
- 1/8 cup Spiceology Nashville Hot Chicken Blend
- 2 quarts Favorite Fish Fry Dredge
- 2 heads Romaine Lettuce (finely shredded)
- 8–16 slices Sourdough bread
Pickle Tartar Sauce
- 2/3 cup Sweet and Hot Pickles (small dice)
- 1 1/2 cup Duke’s Mayo
- 2 lemons for Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots (finely chopped)
- 1/8 cup Flat Leaf Parsley (finely chopped)
- 1/8 cup Spiceology X Derek Wolf Tennessee Smoke Blend
- 2 Tbsp White Sugar
Maple Nashville Dip Sauce
- 1/4 cup Spiceology X Derek Wolf Maple Bourbon Blend
- 1 1/2 cup Real Maple Syrup
- 1 cup Hot Sauce
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven or turkey fryer, bring oil to temp of 360 degrees F.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine fish dredge and Spiceology Nashville Hot blend. Transfer to a shallow casserole dish or baking sheet.
- Pat snapper filets of excess moisture and coat in dredge. Set all of them aside afterwards to rest for 10 minutes.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine Duke’s mayo, chopped carrots, pickles, lemon juice, parsley, sugar, and Spiceology Tennessee Smoke.
- Whisk till thoroughly combined, quart up, and set aside or refrigerate.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine Spiceology Maple Bourbon blend, real maple syrup, and hot sauce of your choice. Whisk thoroughly and set aside.
- Fry filets one or two at a time depending on your vessel and let drain on paper towel lined plate.
- Drench in Maple Nashville Dip sauce and build sandwich as you prefer or enjoy with white bread on the side to sop up the goodness.
Notes
Tip: if you buy whole fish at your local fish monger, fish with clear glassy eyes are typically fresher than the foggy eyed friend sitting next to them.
