Fish Po'Boys

I first discovered a Po'Boy sandwich at a restaurant that I used to work at, they served a shrimp version and sometimes had a fish Po'Boy special.  I tried it one night and I was hooked, it was SO good.  I mean I guess you can't really go wrong with fried fish on a crunchy baguette with tarter sauce, right?  But I have never made one of these delicious sandwiches at home, and I was pretty excited to experiment with it.  The nice thing about making things yourself is that you can control the calories A LOT better.  I love the fact that cornmeal is used to bread this fish and I used very little oil in my skillet when frying these up.  I used fat free mayo for the tarter sauce and paired them with some fresh watermelon.  It was a light fresh meal, but still very filling.  Absolutely delicious!  You could do this sandwich with any kind of seafood and it would be delicious, give it a try.  ENJOY!

Fish Po'Boys

1 lb skinless flounder fillets (I used Cod)

2 T yellow cornmeal

S&P

2 T canola oil (I used safflower)

8oz baguette, split and slightly hollowed

Spicy tarter sauce (recipe below)

lettuce and sliced tomato for serving

Cut flounder into strips; pat dry.  Place in a med bowl and toss with cornmeal, season with S&P.

Heat oil in non stick skillet over high heat.  Brown fish on both sides, 7-10 min.  Transfer to a paper towel lined plate; season with more salt as desired.

Spread both halves of baguette with tarter sauce and layer with lettuce tomato and fish. 

Serves 4. 

Spicy Tarter Sauce

1/2 cup mayo

2T chili sauce

2T chopped fresh parsley

2T grainy mustard

2T chopped gherkins (or pickles)

Hot sauce

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, season with hot sauce as desired.

Logan Rating: *****