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alfredo

(60,071 posts)
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 03:56 PM Jun 2020

Fish tacos endorsed by my wife

You could just make the red cabbage slaw to go with some BBQ.

Fish Taco

INGREDIENTS

3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lime
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. paprika 
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 1/2 lb. cod (or other flaky white fish)
1/2 tbsp. vegetable oil
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
8 corn tortillas
1 avocado, diced
Lime wedges, for serving
Sour cream, for serving
FOR THE CORN SLAW:
1/4 c. mayonnaise
Juice of 1 lime
2 tbsp. freshly chopped cilantro
1 tbsp. honey
2 c. shredded purple cabbage
1 c. corn kernels
1 jalapeño, minced
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DIRECTIONS

* In a medium shallow bowl, whisk together olive oil, lime juice, paprika, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne.
* Add cod, tossing until evenly coated. Let marinate 15 minutes.
* Meanwhile, make slaw: In a large bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, lime juice, cilantro, and honey. Stir in cabbage, corn, and jalapeño. Season with salt and pepper.
* In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, heat vegetable oil. Remove cod from marinade and season both sides of each filet with salt and pepper. Add fish flesh side-down. Cook until opaque and cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Let rest 5 minutes before flaking with a fork.
* Assemble tacos: Serve fish over grilled tortillas with corn slaw and avocado. Squeeze lime juice on top and garnish with sour cream.

I used flour tortillas, though I can see the corn tortillas would be better.

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Fish tacos endorsed by my wife (Original Post) alfredo Jun 2020 OP
Sounds delicious! chia Jun 2020 #1
Tks alfredo Jun 2020 #5
Yum! Polly Hennessey Jun 2020 #2
It sure is alfredo Jun 2020 #6
Fish tacos and an ice cold beer Ohiogal Jun 2020 #3
Can't drink carbonated beverages, so coffee had to do. alfredo Jun 2020 #4
That sounds delicious; wish I had the ingredients on hand. procon Jun 2020 #7
Fake it. Just do breaded fish, douse with Thousand Island dressing alfredo Jun 2020 #11
I like the looks of that slaw recipe component. Thx! JDC Jun 2020 #8
Sounds awesome but I must level a small complaint about this and most recipes online ... mr_lebowski Jun 2020 #9
Mr Lebowski, I hope your Significant Other appreciates you! fierywoman Jun 2020 #10
I let mine marinade over an half hour. The fish was thin and pierced. alfredo Jun 2020 #12
That sound delicious.. CentralMass Jun 2020 #13
It tastes even better. alfredo Jun 2020 #14

alfredo

(60,071 posts)
6. It sure is
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 04:13 PM
Jun 2020

I went nearly 4 years without being able to eat fish, now I can’t get enough. Catfish and Tilapia are favorites.

procon

(15,805 posts)
7. That sounds delicious; wish I had the ingredients on hand.
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 04:27 PM
Jun 2020

Adding to my shopping list. Thanks for the recipe. I make fish tacos with breaded tilapia strips, fried until crispy and always use grilled corn tortillas. I make Mexican Coleslaw with a tangy lime and cilantro dressing... Don't have those items either.

alfredo

(60,071 posts)
11. Fake it. Just do breaded fish, douse with Thousand Island dressing
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 05:01 PM
Jun 2020

Cornmeal in all it’s forms make me cough. I still can’t stay away from corn chips.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
9. Sounds awesome but I must level a small complaint about this and most recipes online ...
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 04:50 PM
Jun 2020

You simply cannot make a marinade from scratch and have it taste proper in 15 freaking minutes, let alone make the marinade AND marinate something IN IT ... in 15 freaking minutes.

If you like the idea of this recipe, I would start no later than the night before, creating the marinade (in fact, make it like 5X bigger because that is a basic, useful marinade that will work for all kinds of things) in the blender, and then pour it into a jar, with a lid, and then leave it out overnight. Nothing in it needs refrigeration and it will become 'marinade' faster at room temperature.

Then about 3-4 hours before you'll be cooking the fish, begin marinading (if doing chicken I'd do it much longer myself, 6-24 hours would be best). I'd also definitely add a little salt and honey to the marinade.

At that same time I'd make the slaw. Slaw takes a good 3-4 hours (in the fridge) to become 'slaw'. It's terrible immediately after you make it. Literally.

They always make it sound like you can just throw these meals together in the recipes I see online, and technically you CAN ... but they won't be nearly as good as if you do them right.

If you're going to all the trouble of getting all these ingredients and making this dish ... you might as well plan ahead and do it right.

MHO

alfredo

(60,071 posts)
12. I let mine marinade over an half hour. The fish was thin and pierced.
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 05:05 PM
Jun 2020

The slaw was made an hour before I started the fish. I put the fish in a ziplock and slosh it around during the marinade.

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