Making the McDonald's Filet-O-Fish Sandwich At Home | But Better

this is another one of those things yet again you've bullied me into doing something that i really don't want to eat or make but that's not going to stop us from making the best version that's ever [Music] [Applause] [Music] existed [Music] [Applause] [Music] so today we're making the mcdonald's filet-o-fish first off the name if anyone speaking normally to another human being says filet-o-fish immediately eject that person from the building if you don't know what this is it's basically a sandwich with two buns a piece of cheese for some reason fried fish tartar sauce sandwiched in between two buns now thinking about it i could see how it could be good hypothetically i honestly have actually never eaten one of these before so um with all that said let's go taste it and see if we can make it oh my god we're back at i hate when people say that mcdonald's it's obviously mick right m.c donald's mcdonald's yeah we're back at mcdonald's hello we're not there yet proudly serving our community here's a white guy okay time to order the one thing i never thought i would say hi uh can i get two filet o fish sandwiches thank you thank you so much so we've got unfortunately the bag i keep telling you guys we don't need to do the whole modern art burger bag okay imagine you're dyslexic and you look at this i'm so sorry for you lay a fish here we go i don't even know if this has hype really if everyone can see everyone's face in this room right now oh just don't look at it what do you think of this jojo oh my god i should not have done that that is it's like it bites you back when you smell it what is that this is not even a whole slice they 3d printed this bread what flag is this what's the difference you'll somebody feel this no it's part of the bread it's part of the bread mama close your eyes oh that cleansed the palate really well it's not crispy there's no flavor all i taste is fake bun i think i taste the fake cheese and it's just like absurdly sweet and all i gotta say is there just shouldn't be any of that in this we're not even gonna make this better we're just gonna remake the whole we're gonna like reschedule or something let's just make it you know mcdonald's buns are a tragedy also why do they smell the way that they do and my resolution to that tragedy is a beautiful hokkaido milk bread bun this dough is the exact same as my dinner roll recipe except in the form of well sandwich buns so i'm going to give a very quick overview of the dough but that full process can be found in the original video link in the description it's real simple we're going to make a quick rube paste also called the tangzhong by heating two tablespoons of flour and two tablespoons of water and four tablespoons of milk mix and heat that till thick into a paste then hydrate two and a half teaspoons of yeast in half a cup of milk and half a cup of warm water separately i've got my stand mixer where you'll whisk together your 525 grams of bread flour one tablespoon of sugar and two teaspoons of salt mix it in your stand mixer add three tablespoons of vegetable oil your tang zong paste one egg plus one egg yolk and of course your yeasty milky stuff yummy from there you're gonna cover it give it a respectful name and rise till doubled about one hour then punch the life out of it dump it onto a very lightly floured work surface now from here you're gonna divide the dough into nine even pieces that are around 80 grams per piece once that's done take each of those pieces of dough and gently shape them by gathering up their ends into the center flipping them over and rolling them in circles seam side down while maintaining constant contact with your work surface until they become doit balls repeat with the rest and place this on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper also don't forget to leave your children space to grow then just cover that with another baking sheet inverted and let that proof at room temp for 30 minutes once that's done give him a light brush of egg wash which consists of one egg beaten with one teaspoon of water then be sure to brush the entire surface of each bun okay no bald buns then toss those into a 375 degree oven for 15 to 18 minutes or until they turn into a beautiful luxurious bulbs of fluffy flavor and optionally you can give them a nice brushing of melted butter right after they're removed from the oven while still hot then just leave them to cool completely on a wire rack next up before le poisson we need a very special sauce begin with one cup of mayonnaise one tablespoon of finely sliced chives one tablespoon of finely chopped dill one shallot that's been very finely diced one tablespoon of finely chopped capers and last but not least one to two finely diced dill pickles depending on their size granted this is technically a broom walk cut which to be honest you should know but if not it's okay papa still finally hit that with the zest and juice of one large lemon season it to taste with salt and pepper and mix all that together until thoroughly combined now while this is technically an upscale tartar sauce i actually prefer to call it horsey sauce even though it's not don't ask me why because i don't actually know okay we have our components now we must take to the sea and by that i mean the seafood section of your supermarket doesn't that just sound terrible just sucks the romanticism right out of it first thing we need to pick is our fish in general most whitefish will work but i actually prefer either haddock or a nice thick cod that's cod you'll need about two pounds which should equal about one large side of fish cut that into four equally sized fillets about the size of your buns then once you have your fish season it generously with kosher salt and let it sit for about 10 minutes at room temperature or wrapped overnight in the fridge this is essentially a light cure once cured you're ready to make your batter in a large bowl add one and a quarter cup of all-purpose flour one tablespoon of garlic powder 2 teaspoons of ground white pepper 2 teaspoons of cayenne powder two teaspoons of old bay optional give that some whiskey business until thoroughly combined now next you're gonna whisk in one whole egg yes it's gonna get shaggy just please stay calm stay calm then gently whisk in one 12 ounce can of beer sound like an infomercial the way i said that and look not just any beer an ale or blonde is going to be the ideal candidate here now whisk it together till thoroughly incorporated and that is your batter please try to avoid any glumpy clumpy okay i want now fill up a pot with at least two and a half inches of vegetable oil and make sure it doesn't go more than three quarters of the way up the pot you use it's dangerous heat that over medium heat till it reaches 365 degrees fahrenheit and you're ready to fry now your fry station should look like this get a small bowl of about one cup of flour your batter and of course your fry oil and a landing zone for your fish now take a piece of fish toss it into the flour to coat and when i say coat i mean every little crevice shake off the excess flour then dunk your fish into the batter coat the whole darn thing and gently but quickly drop it into the oil i wouldn't recommend frying more than three pieces of fish at a time here now fry your fishy little men for three to five minutes or until a gorgeous golden brown quippy fish man emerges pull that out using a spider and drain on a wire rack then simply repeat with the rest of your fish for a very beautiful time now we have our components let's assemble this first grab your buns slice them in half twist them in a pan with some butter until beautifully nearly sensual toasty toasty then hit your bottom bun with one to two slices of cheese this is a sharp cheddar i lightly melted mine with a kitchen torch then carefully lower on your quiffy boy hit it with a fatty dollop of your sauce look i like a lot of sauce alright there's nothing wrong with that put it to your heart's desire and finally grab your top bun and crown your king and my goodness look at this cute little fish sandwich my buns are glistening fish looking crunchy sauce looking drippy let's see who the winner is here okay i don't even know why we're doing this we won we won it held together too a beautiful beer battered fish [Music] i i don't know what to say it's good not bad like the other one the fish is perfectly cooked it tastes fresh it's not fishy it's oceanic as it should be you got the acidity from this beautiful tartar sauce and you've got all those nice herbs and the onion and of course the fish that lacy crispy beer battery spiced crunch i mean what more could you possibly want we can't have a bus better even though we pretty much won we're to taste test this anyway beginning now today we have jojo he's a new man well no he's the same man he's just a new hire yay everybody club for jojo's super exciting oh my god stickers jumping don't drop the rig i just spot so uh fun fact jojo does not like mayonnaise i don't know why he wanted to be on this one so god bless can i give her give her a rip he's like that's numero uno my little baby [Music] describe your experience right now the fish was absolutely amazing the breading was off absolutely amazing that's after sitting for 45 minutes this breading is like it wants to fall off so bad that was horrible yeah i don't want that in my mind i feel like most people don't want this you know there is one amazing trait to this though is that you can throw this and it won't it won't fall apart what did i say what did i say okay only because it hit that pole though it doesn't really long story short we are the winners but better episode you want to know what else is full of crunchy fish man dreams sandwiched between my voluptuous buns b-roll [Music] all right guys and that is it so we made our fish i mean i think we kind of knew that this was going to go over well but what i did figure out is fish sandwiches are something that need to be more in the forefront of things they're so so good fried fish two buns fried fish tacos i want to see more of that in the world there's a lot of different ways you can make this too you could mix and match the different sauces you could do different kinds of cheese like this is kind of a modular sandwich if you will you could even change the breading but i would recommend sticking to the beer batter because it's very good now with all that said if you enjoyed this video or you learned something leave a like subscribe and i will see you next time [Music] you

Channel: Joshua Weissman

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Id: 89ZsGR_zvOE

Length: 10min 6sec (606 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 04 2021