Ingredients
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4 tilapia fillets
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1 cup Club crackers, finely crushed
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1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
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1 tablespoon butter
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1 small jalapeno, finely diced
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1 1/2 tablespoons flour
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1 cup chicken broth
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1/4 cup sour cream
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8 slices hearty country Italian bread
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2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons butter
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2 roma tomatoes, sliced thinly
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8 slices provolone cheese
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1 egg, beaten
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1 garlic clove, minced
Instructions
- Fish:
- Crush crackers and combine with pepper.
- Dip fish fillets into beaten egg, and then coat with cracker crumbs.
- Fry in 350 degree oil until breading is golden and fish flakes easily.
- Remove to an oven-proof plate in a warm oven.
- Sauce:
- Melt butter on low heat. Add jalapeño and garlic. Sauté until jalapeño is softened, but be careful not to burn garlic.
- Add flour and stir while heating about a minute.
- Add chicken broth and cook stirring until sauce thickens. Stir in sour cream.
- Set aside until ready to assemble the panini's.
- Panini:
- Brush one side of each slice of bread with olive oil or spread with butter.
- Assemble sandwiches with oiled/buttered side of bread to the outside, layering provolone cheese, sliced tomatoes, tilapia fillet, cream sauce and final slice of bread.
- Spray a cast iron grill pan with cooking spray and heat to sizzling. Reduce heat to medium.
- Place sandwich in grill pan and top with second cast iron skillet. Press down lightly. (You want to smush the sandwich lightly, but not squash it completely.).
- Cook for 1-2 minutes, depending on the heat of your pan, until the sandwich is browned and grill marks are evident.
- Flip sandwich and again top with second cast iron skillet. Cook for another minute or so, until fully browned.
- Serve warm with fresh salad or crunchy kettle-cooked chips.