Spicy Fish Burgers

Crispy, fiery, and built for cold-weather comfort

When the wild weather rolls in and your cheeks are windburnt, you want something hot, hearty, and with a bit of bite. These Spicy Fish Burgers hit all the right notes—crispy breaded fillets, tangy pickles, melty chilli cheese, and a good slathering of hot sauce.

They’re quick to cook, easy to build, and just the thing to warm you up when you're out in the elements.

What You’ll Need

• 4 Breaded Fish Fillets
• 4 slices of Chilli Cheese
• 1 Red Onion (sliced)
• 2 Dill Pickles (sliced)
• 100g Lettuce
• 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
• 50ml of your favourite Hot Sauce
• 4 Brioche Buns
  

How to Make It

1. Toast the buns: Slice your brioche buns in half. Toast two at a time, face-down on the flat side of your pan over high heat for about a minute. Swap and repeat with the other two, then set them all aside.
   
   
2. Soften the onions: Drop the heat to low-medium, add a splash of oil and fry the sliced red onion until soft and translucent—about 3–4 minutes. Remove from the pan and layer onto the bottom halves of the buns.
   
   
3. Cook the fish: Add your breaded fillets to the hot pan. After 30 seconds, drizzle over half your hot sauce to coat the crumb. Flip after a minute so the sauce soaks in and repeat with the remaining sauce on the other side. Keep flipping gently until both sides are crisp and golden—about 6–8 minutes total.
   
   
4. Melt the cheese: Once the fish is nearly done, lay a slice of chilli cheese over each fillet and let it melt slightly in the heat—just enough to go gooey.
   
   
5. Build your burger: Place the cheesy fish fillets on top of the onions. Add a layer of crisp lettuce, a couple of pickle slices, and any leftover hot sauce for good measure. Cap it all off with the top bun.
   
   
6. Tuck in: Best eaten hot, with a cold drink and cold fingers. No fork needed—just a good appetite.
   

Pro Tip:

Want to dial up the heat? Add a few jalapeño slices to the lettuce layer or swap the hot sauce for a smoky chipotle blend.

These fiery fish burgers are a proper adventure food—warm, fast, and full of flavour. Whether you’re pitched up by a frozen lake or cooking roadside in the van, this is the kind of burger that keeps the cold at bay and the good mood going.

Cooked it out in the wild? Tag us—we want to see those beastly burgers in their natural habitat.