“Give me back that Filet o Fish, give me that fish! Ooooo!” Remember that commercial? You have probably heard of the commercial at least once in your lifetime. With over 800,000 views on youtube, 300,000 of those in just two weeks, it became a quick viral sensation in 2009. Why do I feel old all of sudden? Anyway, it was/is a catchy tune you can’t seem to get out of your head once you hear it. Truth be told, I didn’t even know they had a fish sandwich until that commercial, but they have been around since 1963. If you love the filet o fish sandwich at McDonald’s then the second recipe is for you.
If you enjoy the baked potato skin appetizer at T.G.I.Friday’s then you will like this first recipe. I have to share this video with you first, though, because I had never had T.G.I.Friday’s baked potato skins prior to making this recipe and now I am kind of wishing I watched this video before cooking these because I took out like ALL of the flesh of the potatoes which was kind of not right, so watch this and you will see what I mean:
Here is my picture, with too much potato flesh taken out:
And here is what a more accurate picture of what these are supposed to look like:
(picture from Daily Finance)
Isn’t that lovely? 🙂 Here are the ingredients and instructions if you want to make your own loaded potato skins…
Ingredients for Baked Potato Skins:
10 baked potato halves
1 Tbsp. melted butter
Seasoned salt, to taste
3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
5 strips of cooked and crumbled bacon
1 green onion, diced
What to do:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Remove as much of the potato flesh as you can, leaving only the skins. I didn’t want to waste food so I used the “flesh” of the potatoes to make mashed potatoes to use later in the week. If you want an easy way to make mashed potatoes go here.
3. Brush potato shells with butter and season with salt.
4. Bake for 15-20 minutes, until crisp.
5. Remove and sprinkle with cheese, bacon, and onion.
6. Place back in the oven for 6-8 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
7. Serve with sour cream or ranch dressing.
- 10 baked potato halves
- 1 Tbsp. melted butter
- Seasoned salt, to taste
- 3/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
- 5 strips of cooked and crumbled bacon
- 1 green onion, diced
- What to do:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Remove as much of the potato flesh as you can, leaving only the skins. I didn’t want to waste food so I used the “flesh” of the potatoes to make mashed potatoes to use later in the week. If you want an easy way to make mashed potatoes go here.
- Brush potato shells with butter and season with salt.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until crisp.
- Remove and sprinkle with cheese, bacon, and onion.
- Place back in the oven for 6-8 minutes, until the cheese has melted.
- Serve with sour cream or ranch dressing.
Ingredients for one sandwich:
1 Gorton’s breaded fish fillet
1 plain hamburger fun
1 Tbsp. mayonnaise
1 tsp. minced onion
1 tsp. sweet relish
Pinch of salt
1 slice American cheese
How to make a fish fillet sandwich:
1. Cook the fish according to the package instructions. You may bake or fry.2. Lightly grill the bun.
3. In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, minced onion, relish, and salt to make the tartar sauce.
4. Place the fish on the bottom of the bun.
5. Add the cheese and tartar sauce on top of the fish.
- 1 Gorton’s breaded fish fillet
- 1 plain hamburger fun
- 1 Tbsp. mayonnaise
- 1 tsp. minced onion
- 1 tsp. sweet relish
- Pinch of salt
- 1 slice American cheese
- How to make a fish fillet sandwich:
- Cook the fish according to the package instructions. You may bake or fry.
- Lightly grill the bun.
- In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, minced onion, relish, and salt to make the tartar sauce.
- Place the fish on the bottom of the bun.
- Add the cheese and tartar sauce on top of the fish.
