Fish Tacos - the Real Deal |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Fish tacos - people either love em or hate em. But the people who hate em have never tried them - Take a chance. I think you'll find these really nice (and pretty easy). Enjoy! Ingredients:
3/4 cup flour |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano |
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder |
1/2 teaspoon chili powder |
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
salt & pepper, as you like |
1 egg yolk |
4 -6 ounces beer (any type truly works) |
oil (for frying) |
1/2 cup mayonnaise |
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro |
1/2 lime |
1 ripe avocado |
1 (8 ounce) bag coleslaw mix |
1 lb white fish (tilapia works well, have even used large mounth bass we caught!) |
steamed flour tortilla |
lime, for squeezing |
Directions:
1. Get batter ingredients together. In a medium bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, spices, beer and egg yolk. If the mixture is too thick, feel free to add a bit more beer, but don't let it get watery - it should be plenty thick to coat the fish. Certainly feel free to drink the rest of the can!
2. Cover the batter and let sit in fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight. As a variation, you can whip the residual egg white into a thick froth and fold in just before you dip fish - no waste - makes for a lighter batter.
3. Heat oil to 375 or so. In a separate bowl, mix mayo, cilantro, and enough lime juice to make it saucy . Slice the avocado and open coleslaw mix.
4. Cut fish into portions that will fit well in a taco after you fry them. (I use frozen tilapia fillets - cut down middle).
5. Once oil is hot, dip fish in batter and get well coated. Cook 1 or 2 slices at a time - drop a slice into oil while batter is still dripping off and fry for about 4-5 minutes - turning half way through. While fish is cooking, go ahead and steam the tortillas (microwave between 2 wet papertowels works).
6. You are done! Grab a steamed tortilla, add a pice of fish, a couple of slices of avocado, sprinkle on some cabbage mix and add sauce to taste. You can also squeeze a little lime juice just at the end.
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