Baja california fish tacos recipe

Baja california fish tacos recipe
Ingredients
  • Vegetable oil, for frying
  • 1/4 red cabbage, thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
  • Juice of just one lime, plus wedges for serving
  • two tablespoons honey or agave nectar
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • Kosher salt
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 1 1/4 pounds skinless halibut fillet, reduce 2-by-1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 Hass avocado
  • 1/2 cup fresh salsa
Directions

Heat about 3 inches vegetable oil inside a medium pot over medium-low heat until an in-depth-fry thermometer registers 375 levels F. Meanwhile, chuck the ball cabbage, cilantro. lime juice, honey and mayonnaise inside a bowl. Season the slaw with salt.

Warm the tortillas inside a skillet over medium-low heat or wrap inside a moist cloth and microwave 25 seconds. Wrap inside a towel to help keep warm.

Mix the flour, chili powder. and pepper and salt to style of a shallow bowl. Dredge the fish within the flour mixture, then fry in batches until golden and merely cooked through, two to three minutes. Transfer having a slotted spoon to some paper-towel-lined plate to empty. Season with salt.

Halve, pit and slice the avocado. Fill the tortillas using the fish, avocado, slaw and salsa. Serve with lime wedges.

Per serving: Calories 777 Fat 45 g (Saturated 7 g) Cholesterol 103 mg Sodium 529 mg Carb 66 g Fiber 9g Protein 31 g

Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

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