Visit St. Pete/Clearwater's Grouper Week, running through Monday in conjunction with the Discovery Channel's popular Shark Week, is honoring the admired seafood catch by highlighting grouper dishes at Tampa Bay food spots, as well as their recipes for the flaky white fish.
While the tourism board's website features nine local food formulas, here's one by Dunedin's Bon Appetit.
Grouper Sandwich for Two
Serves 2; From Bon Appetit
Ingredients
4 3-ounce black grouper filets
Salt and pepper
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup corn flour
1 cup thinly sliced cucumber
2 large brioche buns
2 teaspoon olive oil
Directions
Heat a sauté pan over medium heat with the olive oil. Season grouper with salt and pepper to taste. Sift corn flour and flour together, and dust the grouper in it lightly. Place grouper in pan and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Turn fish over and cook other side until golden brown and flaky.
Lightly toast buns. Lay cucumber slices on bottom halves of buns and top each with 2 grouper medallions. Place top halves of buns on grouper and enjoy. Serve with lemon or lime wedge and tartar sauce.