Fish Tacos

Name: Fish Tacos
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 454 grams very fresh fish fillets - (Good fish for tacos are firm fish like swordfish or halibut); 1 serving Salt and pepper; 1 serving Olive oil; 1 doz corn tortillas (3 tortillas per person); 1 serving Vegetable oil or butter (optional, depending on how you heat your tortillas); 1 serving Salsa - (see Mango Salsa Recipe); 1 ripe Avocado; 1 serving Cabbage (or iceberg lettuce); 1 serving Cider vinegar; 1 serving Salt

You can never have too many Mexican recipes, so give Fish Tacos a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 271 calories, 24g of protein, and 17g of fat each. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 20 minutes. A mixture of avocado, salt and pepper, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Prepare the salsa: Either use store bought or make your own. (See above link for Mango Salsa, which is especially good with fish.)

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Mango

Salsa

Fish

Prepare the cabbage and avocado: Thinly slice cabbage. Put in a small serving bowl.

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Avocado

Cabbage

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Bowl

Sprinkle with cider vinegar (about a Tbsp) and salt (about a tsp).

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Apple Cider Vinegar

Salt

Mix in the vinegar and salt. Peel avocado and remove seed. Chop and reserve for later.

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Avocado

Vinegar

Salt

Heat the tortillas: Unless you have made fresh tortillas from scratch, you will need to soften them somehow. One way to easily soften and heat a tortilla to simply heat it in the microwave for 20-25 seconds on high heat, on top of a napkin or paper towel to absorb the moisture that is released. We often will heat two tortillas at once in the microwave, heating them for a total of 40 seconds.

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Tortilla

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Paper Towels

Microwave

Another way is to heat a well seasoned (black) large cast iron skillet to medium heat.

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Frying Pan

Add a teaspoon of oil to the pan or spread a half a teaspoon of butter on one side of one tortilla.

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Tortilla

Butter

Spread

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Place tortilla in the pan (butter side down if you are using butter).

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Tortilla

Butter

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Frying Pan

As the tortilla sizzles, flip the tortilla with a spatula so that the other side gets some of the oil or butter from the pan. Continue to flip every 10-30 seconds until the tortillas begins to develop air pockets, about a minute. If the pan begins to smoke, lower the temperature.

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Tortilla

Butter

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Spatula

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You can skip the butter or oil if you wish and just heat the tortillas up on the skillet without them. We have found that the flavor of packaged tortillas benefits from heating them with a bit of oil.

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Tortilla

Butter

Cooking Oil

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Remove the tortilla from the pan and place it folded on a plate. If the pan is large enough you can prepare two or more tortillas at once. Continue until all the tortillas (estimate 3 per person) are cooked. Set aside.

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Tortilla

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Cook the fish: Rinse the fish fillets in cold water. Pat dry with a paper towel.

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Fish

Water

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Heat a large stick-free skillet to medium high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add a couple of teaspoons of olive oil to the skillet.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Place fish on skillet.

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Fish

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Cooking time depends on the thickness of the fillets. A thin fillet may take only one minute on each side to cook. A thicker fillet may take a couple of minutes. Fish should be still barely translucent when cooked.

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Fish

Break off a piece and test if you are not sure. Do not overcook the fish.

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Fish

Remove from pan when done to a separate plate.

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Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Assemble the fish tacos: I think tacos are best when you assemble them yourself.

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Fish

Place the plate of tortillas, the plate of fish, the salsa, the cabbage, and the avocados on the table and let everyone assemble their own.

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Avocado

Cabbage

Salsa

Fish

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Servings:

454grams

very fresh fish fillets - (Good fish for tacos are firm fish like swordfish or halibut)1serving

Salt and pepper 1serving

Olive oil 1

doz corn tortillas (3 tortillas per person)1serving

Vegetable oil or butter (optional, depending on how you heat your tortillas)1serving

Salsa - (see Mango Salsa Recipe)1

ripe Avocado 1serving

Cabbage (or iceberg lettuce)1serving

Cider vinegar 1serving

Salt

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Fish works really well with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. The Esperto Pinot Grigio with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 10 dollars per bottle.