Fish Tacos 🇲🇽🌮
Here is one of many fish taco recipes I'll be sharing. There are endless ways to make great fish tacos, especially as you move to more inauthentic ingredients. I stayed pretty authentic with ingredients on this one, to make a wonderful blend of flavors and textures. My fish of choice is mahi mahi, but any mild fish fillet will work just fine. This is a good gateway food for those that typically don't consume fish. This recipe will make about a dozen tacos. Oh by the way, this happens to be GLUTEN FREE! Let's get cooking!
The Marinade
2 TB chipotles in adobo, chopped
2 TB olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 TB Chili powder
1 tsp cumin, ground
1 # skinless Fish fillets. Mahi is my first choice, but any firm to semi firm fish will work just fine. I used grouper here.
Combine well and let marinate for about 30 minutes to no more than a few hours.
Mango Salsa
2 ea ripe mangoes, diced
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 habanero, minced, feel free to substitute a milder Chile, like jalapeno or serrano. I personally like the flavor (and heat) of habanero
1 bunch fresh mint, chopped (a hand ful of fresh mint leaves)
1/2 medium red onion, diced
Juice of 1/2 lime
Pinch of salt
Combine and set aside
Marinated cabbage
Very simple preparation here
1/2 head green cabbage, shaved, or slice very thin
1 tsp salt
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 tsp cumin, ground
Combine and let marinate at least 15 minutes
Cilantro Aioli
1 c mayo
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 tsp cumin, ground
Handful of cilantro, chopped
Combine
Now we have almost everything prepared, let's put it together!
Lastly you'll need soft corn tortillas. Heat them with a little oil on each side in a cast iron pan until they are soft and fluffy. I use a thicker yellow corn tortillas so I don't have to "double up" I won't be mad if you use flour tortillas, just make sure you warm them up the same way.
You can warm them up and place in a dish covered with a clean towel to hold.
Sear the marinated fish in a preheated cast iron or heavy skillet. Do not move it until you're ready to flip, otherwise you'll break up the fish, and end up with a mess!
The Build
On a warm tortilla add a bit of fish, the cabbage, a bit of mango salsa, a dollop of aioli. Consume immediately!