{
  "id": "CAT01-R08",
  "slug": "cat01-r08-fried-grouper-sandwich-home-style",
  "url": "https://www.thisisflorida.us/florida-recipes/recipes/cat01-r08-fried-grouper-sandwich-home-style.html",
  "title": "Fried Grouper Sandwich, Home Style",
  "category": "Florida Seafood & Fish",
  "category_id": "CAT01",
  "language": "en",
  "yield_servings_base": 4,
  "servings_scale_options": [
    2,
    4,
    6,
    8
  ],
  "prep_time_minutes": 15,
  "cook_time_minutes": 12,
  "total_time_minutes": 27,
  "primary_cooking_method": "STOVETOP",
  "primary_food": "grouper",
  "vegetarian": false,
  "allergens": [
    "fish",
    "wheat",
    "egg"
  ],
  "ingredients": [
    "1.5 pounds grouper fillets, cut into 4 portions about 3/4 inch thick",
    "1/2 cup all-purpose flour",
    "2 eggs",
    "1 1/2 cups panko breadcrumbs",
    "1 teaspoon Old Bay-style seafood seasoning",
    "1/2 teaspoon salt",
    "1/2 cup vegetable oil, for shallow frying",
    "4 hamburger buns or soft rolls",
    "4 lettuce leaves",
    "1 tomato, sliced",
    "1/2 cup tartar sauce"
  ],
  "directions": [
    "Wash the lettuce and tomato, slice the tomato, and set them aside on a clean plate.",
    "Set up 3 shallow dishes: flour mixed with the salt; eggs beaten with 1 tablespoon water; panko mixed with the seafood seasoning.",
    "Pat the fish dry. Coat each piece in flour, then egg, then panko, pressing so the crumbs stick. Set on a plate and wash your hands.",
    "Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat to about 350°F, or until a pinch of panko sizzles right away. Keep children away from the stove.",
    "Fry the fish 3 to 4 minutes per side until deep golden. The fish should reach 145°F in the center, or be opaque and separate easily with a fork.",
    "Drain on a wire rack set over a sheet pan. Toast the buns if you like.",
    "Spread tartar sauce on the buns and build sandwiches with lettuce, tomato, and fish. Serve hot.",
    "Chill leftovers within 2 hours (1 hour if the room is above 90°F). Let the oil cool fully before discarding it in a sealed container — never pour it down the drain."
  ],
  "food_safety": "Fry fish to 145°F or until opaque and flaky. Keep raw fish and its breading dishes away from the sandwich toppings, and throw away leftover flour, egg, and crumbs that touched raw fish. Wash lettuce and tomato under running water before slicing.",
  "skill_taught": "Setting up a three-step breading station and shallow-frying safely.",
  "source": "This Is Florida — Florida Recipes v1.0",
  "license_note": "Free to read on thisisflorida.us. Do not scrape for commercial republishing without permission."
}