Fish in a Pocket
There’s something fun about food you can take with you. At a party, you’re not stuck at the table. You can easily mingle! This fish dish takes a little time to assemble, but the resulting “cod in a pocket” (or haddock) is delicious.
Ingredients
FOR FISH SEASONING
- 1 ½ lbs cod or haddock fillets (this makes enough for 4-6 sandwiches)
- 1 tsp lemon pepper
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoky paprika
- Sea Salt
- Cracked pepper
- 3 tsp minced garlic
- 2 lemons
FLOUR DREDGE
- 1 c flour
- ½ c cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp chipotle powder (optional)
- Frying oil
FOR SERVING
- Tahini sauce
- Cucumber slices
- 1 tomato
- 6 pita pockets
Instructions
FOR FISH SEASONING
- Mix all your dry ingredients.
- Incorporate them thoroughly
- Pat your fish dry
- Apply the seasoning evenly on both sides
- Squeeze the juice from the lemons over the top
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
FLOUR DREDGE
- Remove the fish from the refrigerator
- Combine the dredge mixture
- Pour oil into a skillet until it’s 2” deep
- Warm to medium heat (the oil bubbles)
- Dredge each piece of fish in flour
- Shake off any excess
- Fry the filets (don’t crowd them) on each side for 3 minutes
- Transfer the fried fillets to paper towels to drain
FOR SERVING
- Slice the cucumber and tomato thinly
- Slide them in one layer into the pita
- Tuck in the fish
- Pour in tahini sauce
- Serve immediately