The McDonald's filet o fish is arguably one of the most divisive and much maligned menu items the chain has to offer. It's the marmite of the McDonald's world, you either love it or you hate it.

Before making this video I can honestly say I'd never tried a filet o fish before, and after giving the McDonald’s version a taste...I won't be trying it again. It was pretty bland, uninspiring and the filet of fish itself was pretty mushy and unpleasant. Also, as you will see in this video the sandwich looked like it was assembled by a drunk! So I figured I could easily make a filet o fish...but way better! I used some nice fresh cod, fried in panko breadcrumbs for that awesome crunch. A fresh homemade tartar sauce as well.

McDonald's steam the buns for their filet o fish, but I used brioche buns which are very soft anyway, so I didn't need to do that step. If you like the McDonald's filet o fish then you're going to LOVE my version.

To make my filet o fish that's better than McDonald's you will need:

For the tartar sauce:

• About 4 tbsp of mayonnaise

• 1 tbsp of chopped gherkins (dill pickles)

• 1 tbsp of chopped capers

• Juice of 1/4 of a lemon

• About 2 tbsp of chopped parsley

• About 1 tbsp of chopped dill

• Salt & pepper

For the filet o fish (there's enough breadcrumbs/flour to make about 4 sandwiches

• 2-4 skinless cod loins

• 50g of panko breadcrumbs

• 50g of plain all purpose flour

• Salt & pepper

• Oil for frying

• Processed American cheese

• Brioche buns