The Best Homemade Fried Fish Fillet Sandwich | Sue Li | NYT Cooking

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If the McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish makes your heart sing, this video is for you. Sue Li’s fried fish sandwich doesn’t stray far from the classic fast-food staple: breaded fish, a soft bun, a slice of cheese and tangy tartar sauce. The best part is you can put it together in just about the amount of time it would take to stand in line and order it at the counter. Capers, shallots and fresh dill make the tartar sauce feel a little fancy, but a splash of soy sauce adds some umami to take it to a very familiar place.
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[@b_l_w]

Sue Li is the absolute best. More of her, please!

[@zzizahacallar]

Yes she is. My first time watching her and I'm here for it.

[@NK-co1ss]

You need to watch her popcorn chicken and onione galette vid recipe. So good!!@@zzizahacallar

[@sevenoctobers7471]

The Fillet O'Fish is everyone's gateway drug, so props to her for acknowledging that. Her recipe looks so fresh and light and crisp! And the beer on a cold glass pairing is 😘👌💯

[@tjberrian]

Simple, delicious, and infinitely riffable. Sue Li is a vibe queen.

[@leirezalakain2836]

I love this woman's vibe

[@mrkingsudo]

Not toasting the buns was a stroke of brilliance! The flounder's crunch is highlighted if it's the only crunchy thing, and if it's Japanese panko breadcrumbs, then that means you DEFINITELY want to accent just how incredibly crunchy that flounder is. Im totally gonna get me some flounder and panko later, that sandwich looks incredible!

[@Leids429]

I normally would be outraged if someone didn’t toast a bun, but since it’s Sue Li, all is forgiven.

[@ree3197]

McDonald's uses steamed buns...

[@ckannan90]

@@ree3197those aren’t opposites, though. The buns could be made by steaming, and when preparing the sandwich it can be sliced and toasted.

[@annie7395]

I trust sue li implicitly

[@j3annie1963]

Lots of crunchy coating, tender fish, loads of flavor in that tartar sauce and its of course a great idea for the brioche bun that is not toasted. There is enough crunch on the fish, its not needed on the bun, there is no worry about the bunch getting too soggy, as that tartar is thick. So great sandwich.

[@ali0cha]

Whoa ! Thank you Sue Li ! Simple recipe but so well executed and explained. To answer your question at 05:02, YES it does look sooooo good ! Thanks NYT Cooking ! (yeah, that's a lot of exclamation marks)

[@armuk]

like this lady's vibe. recipe looks decent too

[@AdamOsmianski]

This looks fantastic! Completely unpretentious and unapologetically liking what she likes. American cheese, untoasted bun. I did chuckle at the "There's no secret....The secret is soy sauce". Definitely going to remember that though.

[@ianlee7786]

Love seeing Sue Li

[@nancyblair6187]

Perfect video. I love Sue Li, and I love fried fish! The double layer of fried flounder is really smart.

[@arriannamartin2317]

love her vibe! her approach, her taste, and her explantations were so great. Love Sue and this recipe!

[@cristinagarza1068]

My dad LOVED filet o fishes from McDs! I may need to make this in his memory! ❤

[@judegoldstein64]

thank you, sue. this was so good. everyone devoured it. the tartar sauce was brilliant! and i loved watching you at work.

[@omiomardreamer0929]

This fish sandwich recipe sounds delicious! The description is really enticing, and I can't wait to try it myself.

[@BelleBlack1]

So good! Would add some sliced pickle to make it PERFECT

[@ellieisanerd]

Love Sue Li!

[@shirleyjhaney1041]

I LOVE FRIED FISH SANDWICHES! It’s comfort food for me. I’m so happy to see the tartar sauce recipe bc I am not crazy about regular tartar and I love capers and soy. I’ve had Panko and it’s so delicious for frying. I LOVE THIS! THANK YOU!!!! ❤

[@shirleyjhaney1041]

Maybe some time the NYT can get all their food ppl together and do some kind of ultimate feast feature for a holiday you know a menu with beverages entrees dessert that would be fun

[@fabiolabailey9895]

I will definitely be making this. Looks amazing 😻

[@WinstonQZhou]

Love love love looooove LOVE Sue!!! I always love watching her so so much

[@eve837]

Tomorrow is payday so I'm stocking up on all the ingredients🤤❤ tks for this!

[@necoconecochan]

I am so making this this weekend this looks incredible

[@farealwitit7947]

looks awesome. cant wait to try!

[@bernesto2468]

Awesome recipe, think shallow fish and pan make frying quicker and less wasteful of the oil, loved the tip about using any leftover tartar sauce for tuna fish salad, a little bit of shredded cabbage (not traditional) might be a nice addition

[@TheSimplydar]

So simple! Have to try it 😊

[@HealthySlavicKitchen]

Awesome! I want that too. My mouth is already watering.

[@serenasmith4039]

I might need to make this! Looks so good

[@cecilialee8163]

I love Sue Li!

[@theyreMineralsMarie]

Burgerville's Halibut sandwich is the best fast food fish sandwich. Only available in the PNW though.

[@lindysmith13]

looks great and easy

[@pamchamberlin6703]

Delicious!!!

[@nobracobra]

really good stuff here! tyfs

[@MilletteKish]

Fantastic! Truly what I want to enjoy.

[@rjcarter2904]

Eh...I'd say never use bread and butter pickle relish in tartar sauce--use dill pickle relish.

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

Thank you!

[@bakingpeoplehappy]

I'm inspired! Fish for dinner this weekend!

[@windlessoriginals1150]

Fan of Sue!

[@JP-nl6lb]

Short. Sweet. Yummy looking. I've been looking for a great way to make my own Mcdonald's fish filets at home. But better ofc! xD

[@HKim0072]

When I was 17-18, I worked as a cook in a seafood restaurant. The benefit of wet hand / dry hand is when you are doing a bunch of prep. Had to prep many trays of fried shrimp before the dinner service. A few orders / servings makes no difference is using the same hands.

[@lisanarde4696]

Yum!!

[@GenX_outdoors]

Yum!❤

[@josephl.7]

She made a good fish Sandwich

[@jklphoto]

Yum! Mouth watering Sue! Ima need some shredded lettuce, aka "shreddus" tho. Preferably of the Iceberg variety ;-)

[@pillarofdawn]

This is like the final form of the Filet o' Fish

[@m.theresa1385]

Yum!

[@JamesYale1977]

I just can't do American cheese and fried whitefish it just makes my mind cave in on itself.

[@madcitywendy]

Uh!!! That looks so delicious!

[@matthewagustin3506]

That looks so bomb, the Heineken is a perfect pairing

[@josemartinhalle7923]

Dammit now I have to make this , looks amazing.

[@JackelineFilionPino]

Inspired!

[@PhillipSiddiq]

Oh Yes!!!

[@michaelbradley7529]

It does look good. If I had the choice, I would use Cod. But I wouldn't be opposed to trying Flounder.

[@preciousowusu7743]

I can only imagine home made tarter sauce the fish looks so crunchy.

[@theyreMineralsMarie]

Serve one of these filets on a peice of rugbrød with dill mayo topped with quick pickled cucumbers and you have an incredible smorrebrod.

[@irregularlyregularly]

I see Sue Li, I click!

[@Rah2005]

There is just no way I get a McDonald's fish filet ad right as I hit play to this video.

[@azuredivina]

fillet o'fish, baby!!!

[@williamjesse8357]

Thank you Sue awesome job looks so good love a fish sandwich and you my dear are sweet too...

[@dingle117]

queen sue li

[@mtc6050]

Filet o fish has a steamed bun. Would have been a nice touch.

[@user-zc8nf6tp6u]

So you steam a regular bun?

[@QIKWIA]

👍🏾Looks great! I like shredded lettuce on mine.🤷🏾‍♀️ Arby's, imo, makes the best fish sandwich...delish!

[@mirceskiandrej]

It doesn't look like food, it doesn't smell like food, it doesn't taste like food - Arby's! Try it out :D

[@daphnerodriguez9980]

LOVELY FISH THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟 DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜 AWESOME

[@footballenthusiast4713]

Frozen flounder or fresh?

[@KG-un8uy]

Gotta toaste those buns. Looks delicious though

[@skullandbones1832]

❤

[@jonathanbranum8976]

Doesn't it look sooo Good, UNDERSTATEMENT...! yum...yum...yum...can I have some...:$pleasssss

[@bills6055]

Always had flounder growing up in NY but I've found it's not really something that's sold or labeled as flounder out west. We do get Pacific Petrale Sole which is flounder but just not labeled as it or get stuck with cheap Tilapia or expensive Halibut.

[@boltfanbeliever76]

Add lettuce and maybe tomato for me anyway but they look delicious

[@lauracrocenzi7786]

How do I see the recipe????

[@jase_allen]

I use nitrile gloves when breading something. Your hands still get gunked up, but it's super easy to wipe off and continue.

[@gabrielajimenez5446]

What kind of fish would that be in spanish? Anybody knows?

[@vsznry]

The Jack In the Box fish sandwich is better than the Fish Fillet from McDs.

[@happily_blue]

Too lazy to make this, can I just bring my pilsner to McDonald's?

[@BlackJesus8463]

Buns must always be toasted or steamed. 😂✌

[@MMARLZ]

I'd take a wet hand OR a dry hand from Sue.

[@JamesDavis-jw6nj]

Smart Jaguar? 2?

[@sthompson4049]

Take a damp paper towel, put it and Buns in a Ziploc bag,put in a microwave for 30 seconds,now you have McDonalds fillet o fish buns.

[@barbaraglock16]

Very nice dark voice !

[@newcamomile]

How is her voice dark?

[@Dajizman]

I need my cheese melted.

[@JamesDavis-jw6nj]

Reached 6, Back down to 4?

[@durshi]

Who needs McDonald’s 😂

[@adamthompson7170]

UGGGG! McDonald’s filet fish sandwich is NOWHERE AS DELICIOUS AS IT USED TO BE since they started to make their food with health ingredients!!

[@papa_pt]

no cheese for me dawg

[@jacquesmalherbe2586]

The T shirt dipping into the eggwash 💀

[@JamesDavis-jw6nj]

#2501?

[@michaelbennett5568]

del lish

[@timothyharrington2508]

I am very confused. Why is NYT cooking teaching me how to replicate a fast food sandwich?

[@newcamomile]

Why shouldn't they?

[@AtheistRising]

Cheese on fish. 😮

[@saintamerican6105]

I want this is a cherry slushy MMMM Im pregnant

[@RoyShay]

I like the cut of her jib

[@justaguy6862]

Completely unpretentious... nice!

[@Mansellto]

"About a cup of vegetable oil" Pours in a whole bowl

[@jairexplores8718]

Diet Coke!? 🥴😵‍💫

[@newcamomile]

it's the best Coke

[@greggsteward2760]

I'm pretty new to cooking anything so while this looks delicious the recipe is absolutely no good to me because you don't show how much of each ingredient for the sauce. Too bad!

[@victor________]

So we’ve got to the point where we’re replicating McDonald’s?

[@newcamomile]

Why not?

[@poisonmonkeyposse795]

Cheese slices on fish sandwich hard no 🤮

[@CaramelSunflowers]

It's a burger, not a sandwich. For the rest of the world a sandwich has two slices of bread, a burger has a bun. Please catch up America.

[@newcamomile]

Then what's a patty melt? That uses sliced rye bread not a bun. Also only the UK and Aus/NZ call anything in a bun a burger, lots of other places call them sandwiches if the main filling isn't formed into a patty. For the US and most other places a burger is defined by having a patty made up of ground meat or ground fish or whatever.

[@CaramelSunflowers]

@@newcamomile Wrong. The majority of the world calls 2 slices of bread with whatever on it a sandwich and that includes all of Europe. If it has slices of bread then it's either a sandwich if it's cold or a toasted sandwich, or toastie for short if it's warm/heated up. If it's on a long bread roll then it's called a (chicken, salad etc) roll.

[@newcamomile]

​@@CaramelSunflowers what's your source for that?

[@CaramelSunflowers]

@newcamomile Its called life, living, the world. Get out there and live it, talk to people in different countries. Life is not an internet link.

[@clips65]

Seriously a Diet Coke ??????

[@newcamomile]

Diet Coke has a different recipe to regular Coke/Coke Zero - Diet Coke is actually the "New Coke" recipe and has added citric acid so it tastes sharper and more citrusy.