Recipe Fridays: Fish Tacos

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!!!