Andie’s Baja-Style Fish Tacos

Description

I took different elements from different recipes for Baja fish tacos, and tweaked them to my taste, hoping they would work together. They are great together! It is a very quick weeknight meal.

Ingredients

  • 8 tilapia fillets
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste
  • 6 large tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 1 avocado, diced (Optional)
  • 1 red onion, chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely diced, or more to taste
  • 4 sprigs cilantro, finely chopped (Optional)
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste
  • ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • ⅔ cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
  • 16 (8 inch) flour tortillas, warmed
  • 6 cups shredded cabbage

Instructions

  1. Cut each tilapia fillet into 2 strips each.
  2. Mix olive oil
  3. chili powder
  4. cumin
  5. coriander
  6. and garlic paste together for marinade. Add fish strips
  7. coat well
  8. and set aside to soak.
  9. Mix tomatoes
  10. avocado
  11. red onion
  12. jalapeno
  13. cilantro
  14. garlic
  15. garlic salt
  16. and black pepper together in a bowl for pico de gallo.
  17. Mix mayonnaise and sour cream for sauce together and spoon into a zip-top bag; set aside.
  18. Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry fish strips in the hot oil until they are opaque and flaky
  19. about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let rest.
  20. Cut off a small corner from the zip-top bag and drizzle some sauce into each tortilla. Place fish onto sauce
  21. spoon on pico de gallo
  22. sprinkle with cabbage
  23. and finish by piping more sauce over the top. Fold and serve.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 8

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