Fried fish tacos served with vegetable toppings and a creamy chipotle sauce
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: seafood, vegetarian
Servings: 2
Ingredients
1¼lbWhite fishcod, haddock, or tilapia
1½tspSalt
1cupVegetable oilfor frying
1cupMilk
1cupFlour
1/2cupCorn starch
1tspPaprika
1tspCumin
½tspBlack pepper
18Corn tortillas
Suggested Toppings
2cupsPico de Gallo
1cupCreamy chipotle sauce
½cupShredded Mexican cheese or Cotija cheese
3cupsCabbageShredded
2Avocados
2Limes
2Jalapeno peppers
¼cupCilantro
Pico de Gallo
2Tomatoes
⅓cupOnion
1TbspCilantro
½Lime
⅓tspSalt
Creamy Chipotle Sauce
½cupSour cream
¼cupMayo
1Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
½Lime
Instructions
Cut the fish across the grain into 3x¾-inch strips. Sprinkle with ½ tsp salt.
Put the fish strips in a bowl with milk. Make a flour mixture by mixing flour, corn starch, 1 tsp salt, paprika, cumin, and black pepper in a gallon-sized ziploc bag or a paper bag. Place the fish strips into the bag, close it, and shake vigorously to coat the fish.
Heat the oil to 350°F in a pan over medium heat. Fry the fish in batches for 4 minutes on one side and 3 minutes on the other side. Once fried golden brown, place on a wire rack or a paper towel to drain the excess oil. Keep warm in a 200°F oven until ready to serve.
Heat corn tortillas in the oven or microwave, or on the stove according to the package instructions.
Prepare the toppings. Thinly slice the cabbage and jalapeño peppers. Slice the limes and avocados. Chop the cilantro.
Serve the fish on a tortilla with toppings of choice.
Pico de Gallo
Small dice the tomatoes and onions. Mix them in a bowl with the lime juice, salt, and chopped cilantro.
Creamy Chipotle Sauce
Add all the ingredients in a blender or a food processor and puree until smooth.