Terrible photos, but fish tacos! E-dee-licious, my yoga buddy, mentioned one night that she was going to make fish tacos. Sounded so yummy and when she told me the method, they were SO easy, I had to make them right away!
I used flour tortillas because I don’t like corn tortillas, but you can use whichever you prefer.
E-dee-licious said she uses tilapia, but I used dover sole cuz it’s cheap and easy to find everywhere. (I guess tilapia fits those qualifications as well, but when I went to the store, I found dover sole for like $3.99/lb.) It’s a lil fishy (dover sole), but the other flavors masked it well – just not for those who hate fishy-fish. 🙂
What I did vs. what she told me to do, below…
White fish (cod, haddock, tilapia, dover sole, orange roughy… they all should work)
A bit of flour
Knorr’s Chipotle spice cube (E-dee-licious told me to use a Chipotle in Adobo, but I don’t keep those on hand)
Shredded cabbage or shred your own
A lil mayo
Flour tortillas
Lime
Old Bay seasoning (I didn’t have this – stop laughing*!)
Cilantro (optional)
Break up half to one whole Chipotle spice cube into a little bit of mayo in the bottom of a non-reactive bowl. Squeeze lime juice into the mixture if it’s too ‘tight’. Mix shredded cabbage into the mixture, salt&pepper to taste and set aside in refrigerator.
Break half or one whole Chipotle spice cube into the flour, mixing with salt/pepper.
Dredge fish in the seasoned flour, then fry in a bit of oil, a few minutes on each side until cooked through and crispy exterior. Drain on paper towels.
Heat up tortillas – I like to blister mine a bit – then spoon some fish onto tortilla, top with shredded cabbage and cilantro. EAT & enjoy!!!
(E-dee-licious chopped up a chipotle and mixed that into the shredded cabbage, using the Old Bay in the flour instead.)
*I used to work at a crab bar; we served crabs steamed then tossed with Old Bay or Cajun seasoning. I do not stock Old Bay because if you work around that stuff, the smell… the stains… oh the smell… just stays in your skin forEVER!!! Hahaha…)
Happy eating!!!
Aimee S. says
That looks good. I really need to eat something right now. Will you come make this for me?