Crispy Battered Cod Recipe with Creamy Hoisin Tartar Sauce | Saveur

Ingredients

• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• ⅓ cup finely chopped dill pickles
• 1 Tbsp. finely chopped cilantro
• 1 Tbsp. hoisin sauce
• 1 Tbsp. grated onion
• 1 tsp. fish sauce
• ½ tsp. kosher salt
• Pinch ground white pepper
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup rice flour
• ¼ cup yellow corn flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. five-spice powder
• 1 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 cup cold club soda or seltzer
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• Vegetable oil, for frying
• 1½–2 lb. cod fillets, divided into 4 pieces total
• Flaky sea salt and ground white pepper
• Coarsely chopped cilantro, for garnish
• 1 small red chile, very thinly sliced (optional)