Swordfish sandwich with lemon mayo
Prep time 20 mins
Cook 10 mins
Makes 4
3
“Swordfish works so well with this sandwich because of its fat content and texture," says Jesse McTavish of Bar Elvina. "It's reminiscent of a pork katsu sando.”
1 egg
100ml milk
50g plain flour
200g fine breadcrumbs made from dried bread
4 swordfish steaks (about 100g each and 1cm thick)
4 green lettuce leaves, such as cos or butter lettuce
8 slices of soft white bread, crusts removed
8 cornichons, halved
Olive oil, for shallow frying
DILL MAYONNAISE
100ml Japanese mayonnaise, such as Kewpie
Finely grated zest and
juice of ½ lemon
1 tbsp chopped dill
1. Whisk egg and milk together in a bowl. Place flour and breadcrumbs in separate bowls. Dust fish in flour, then dip in milk mixture and crumb swordfish in breadcrumbs. Set aside on a tray.
2. Heat oil in a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat. Add swordfish and turn occasionally until cooked to medium – you want to achieve a crisp coating without overcooking the centre, about 2-3 minutes each side. Drain fish on paper towel and rest for 5 minutes.
3. For dill mayonnaise, combine mayonnaise, lemon and dill in a bowl and season to taste.
4. Construct each sandwich with a piece of white bread on the bottom, then mayo, fish, lettuce, cornichons and more mayo. Top the sandwich with another piece of bread, cut in half and serve.
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“Please use MSC-certified sustainably caught swordfish,” says Jesse McTavish.
Recipe Jesse McTavish
