Fish Tacos

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FriarTuck

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Fish tacos have been discussed ad nauseam on this forum so I thought I'd show some of the fruits of the discussion.

Last night I prepared fish tacos for my wife and they were scrumptious! See pics below and ingredients.

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Okay... basically I used Tilapia filets and lightly breaded them in cornmeal. In the cornmeal I mixed in some salt, pepper and cumin. I cooked the fish in a skillet and threw some lime on top fo them as they finished.

Slaw - I actually got a slaw recipe from someone on this site a long time ago and used it for the first time. It was really good. Recipe is...

2 Cups of finely shredded cabbage, (I've used Napa, purple and regular with fine results),
1/2 Cup of shredded carrots
1/4 Cup of finely diced onion
3 Cloves of minced fresh garlic
1 tsp of finely minced fresh cilantro, (or parsley, or basil)
1 tsp of good quality virgin olive oil
splash of vinegar, (Balsamic, rice wine, red wine, etc)
S & P to taste
(sometimes I will also add a bit of minced bell pepper, jalapeno, etc.)

Snap the lid into place
Give the whole bowl a vigorous shake to mix the ingredients well.
Refrigerate for at least an hour or two.

Threw the fish and slaw on some corn tortillas, added guac, salsa and cheese and I must say, they were pretty decent.

I think next time I'll use Mahi mahi and grill them. The Tilapia was okay, but Mahi mahi would be out of this world.
 
I did Mahi tacos Tuesday night. Been a long time since I've had any and saw some in the cooler at the store. Went with scottsins' (I believe) chipotle slaw.
 
those look good...i hear a lot of tilapia comes from china..any truth to this? so much open water around china is horrendously polluted i am afraid to eat tilapia much anymore but it is a tasty generic white fish.
 
also, if you use those store bought corn tortillas, i like to double layer them so they dont break apart so easily
 
Ank00

how was that slaw?

Also, i would strongly recommend that some of y'all buy the pre crushed, preseasoned corn tortilla crumbs for breading. it turns out kick ***.

some of the people on this site have had them with me in orlando, when we stayed at my friend's house the night before the game.

they turn out really nice.
 
At first I thought you had lettuc on there. I like to cut the cabage in thi strips across the grain for Fish Tacos. next time use PANKO bread crumbs for additional texture.

We don't usually use cheese on them, but have a nice yogurt and sour cream mixture we use and like to add the heat with a sprinkle of cayanne. Looks good though, but trust me on the PANKO!
 
scottsins' chipotle slaw recipe is on an earlier thread labeled Fish Tacos...

I've made it several times and it is FANTASTIC...

(NOTE: That is not FRANTASTIC, since that would mean it sucked)...

My one tweak on his recipe is that I used the bagged slaw cabbage mix because I'm lazy...
 
that should be ground celery seed.

also, adding cilantro is nice, but i usually garnish the tacos with it.


*** I also use the bagged, premixed slaw stuff. screw shredding cabbage.
 
I made some monday night, not as fancy as those though. I dont like breading them, I just grill them and then chop 'em up a bit and toss them in a big pan with some bell peppers and green onions. Going for a completely different taste I guess. I used dolphin we caught this summer offshore, goood stuff. I love cleaning out the freezer for hunting season.
 
Y'all are all doing it wrong.

1. Go to San Diego.
2. Head up to Ocean Beach in north SD and go to God's Tacos.
3. Enjoy.
 
Goddamnit, its dolphin, not mahi mahi. Calling it mahi or dorado sounds so up its own *** it kills me. Go out, find a weedline, bouy, or even floating 2x4 in some clear green or blue water and catch as many of them as you can keep. You'll eat like a king.
 
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