ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ZACHERY DYKE
Spearo, fisherman, and passionate home cook. I enjoy harvesting my food from the ocean and sharing it with my friends and family. Follow along as I use species local to Florida to make incredible meals you can make at home.
The Inspiration For This Fried Snapper Sandwich Recipe
This Korean Fried Snapper Sandwich is a recipe that I’ve been making for several years, improving and tweaking things over time. The one thing that always stays the same, however, is the quality of the fish. For this particular recipe I used Mutton Snapper, although just about any type of snapper we have in Florida would also do just fine!
The mouthwatering homemade Korean Sauce is really what makes this recipe so good, especially when combined with the Kimchi Slaw and the Gochujang Aioli. I’ve actually made this same recipe with Spiny Lobster before too, and it turned out just as great! Get creative and try this recipe with other species and see how it comes out!
How I Got This Mutton Snapper
I got this particular Mutton Snapper while out spearfishing off Dania Beach on my kayak. I was coming up from a dive when I saw him on top of a rock with 2 other big snappers. I quickly aimed and took a shot at him that unfortunately ended up tearing out. He made a run for the rocks and after about 15 minutes of searching for him, I was able to locate him.
He was definitely shaken up from the first shot and was still skeptical of me but I was still able to put a good holding shot in him and bring him to the surface. I knew the first shot I got on him messed up the fillet, but it didn’t do as much damage as I had originally thought. Even though the shot wasn’t ideal, bleeding him out and gutting him right after I got my hands on him, really salvaged the fillets!
I hope you enjoy this Korean Fried Snapper Sandwich recipe:
The sauce was amazing!