Fish Tacos

[bee]

I came up with this recipe from looking at several different ones. This is a very basic and mild version of some of the tacos and really you can mix up whatever you have on hand to customize yours.

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Fish Tacos

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
1 cup water
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
10 ounces to 1 pound mild white fish (cod, haddock), cut into large serving pieces
2 cups shredded green cabbage
8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
Mayonnaise
Shredded Mexican cheese
Fresh cilantro
Vegetable oil for deep frying
Lime wedges
Salsa, optional

Stir the flour and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Whisk the egg, water, and oil in a separate bowl, just until blended. Stir the egg mixture into the dry ingredients until a slightly lumpy batter forms. The batter should be thick. Let the batter rest for 10 minutes.

Pour enough oil into a 2 qt. saucepan to 2" deep. Heat over med. heat until 350*. Dip the fish into the batter and then immediately into the hot oil. Deep fry until the batter is golden brown and the fish is cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on a rack or on paper towel.

Steam tortilla shells until soft......I use the microwave to do mine. Place a moist paper towel on a plate, add tortillas and cover with another moist paper towel. Microwave on high 12 seconds per tortilla.

Spread a little mayo on each tortilla, add torn cilantro leaves, fish, shredded cabbage, cheese. Squeeze a little lime, if desired, over each taco.

I think you could really do these anyway you wish and add whatever you want. Jalapenos would probably taste great on these too.

[gobucks]

Yum, we love fish tacos! I cheat and buy frozen battered fish. Or, if we're being healthy, I'll grill some type of fish on the grill pan. Found a recipe for the sauce similar to Baja Fresh after the closed the chain by us.

Love fish tacos! Yours look awesome!

[bee]

Bucks, never had them before and never saw how they were made so I just guessed on all of it but really they were so good. You could really make these so many different ways.

[gobucks]

I've been diggin around looking for the sauce recipe I have. Guts posted for me at CK when I first stumbled across that place, looking for the Baja Fresh fish taco recipe. I can not find it now... I have it printed but can't find it at Jack's, thought I had posted it there. It would go great w/your recipe.

[gobucks]

Here it is.

WHITE SAUCE

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup yogurt

SALSA

1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
6 tomatoes, ripe, peeled, seeded and, diced
1/2 onion, minced
2 tbsp cilantro leaves, chopped, stems removed
2 jalapeno chilies, seeded and chopped
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

I like to mix some of the salsa w/the white sauce and then top with both.

[bee]

Now this sauce would be wonderful..........I may have that Baja Fish Taco recipe!!

[gobucks]

This recipe comes pretty close to what we used to get at Baja Fresh. It's great!

[bee]

Do they give you a choice of hard shells vs soft shells? I used soft corn shells but think that hard shells would taste good too.

[emibee]

FREAKIN YUM Bee!

[gobucks]

bee said:

Do they give you a choice of hard shells vs soft shells? I used soft corn shells but think that hard shells would taste good too.

I make it w/soft corn tortillas, that's how our fish tacos come from Baja Fresh (fast food but far superior to Taco Bell), and we love theirs. They closed the one by our house so I began making them for us, and healthier too when I grill up some fish.

Baja Fresh uses 2 corn tortillas, which I do too since they can be kind of flimsy.