One of my first posts here was on Fish Tacos. I think I have posted three recipes total for the dish so far and I am sure there are more variants to come. Here’s one from Maggie….
My husband loves fish tacos. I decided to try to make him some on Father’s Day this year. He orders them any time he sees them on a menu, and loves them. He talks about them often. I don’t think he’s had one he doesn’t like!
So, I decided to give them a shot. I don’t cook a lot of fish. Love it, but have never mastered it at home. So, I was a little out of my comfort zone trolling for recipes. As usual, I didn’t want anything too complicated. I settled on a recipe I found on Epicurious.
It called for corn tortillas rather than flour. I now know we all prefer flour tortillas. So we have that knowledge now.
These were pretty good, but not amazing. If I make them again, I’d use flour tortillas, cut back on the chipotle powder, and make about ¼ the amount of cole slaw. There was TONS of it, and that was just sort of crazy!
I don’t think my husband would rank this recipe among his favorites, but he was happy to have fish tacos at home!
Fish Tacos
What you need:
1 ½ lbs flounder fillets
2 Tbs olive oil
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
½ cup mayonnaise
¼ cup plain yogurt
¼ tsp chipotle chile powder
1 small bag of coleslaw mix- 4 cups or smaller if you can find it
12 6-7” flour tortillas
What you do:
Pat fish dry and place in a shallow baking pan, then brush fish with olive oil and sprinkle with ½ tsp of salt and ½ tsp of pepper. Broil fish 2-4 “ from her without turning, until opaque and just cooked through- about 4 minutes.
Mix together mayonnaise, yogurt. chile powder and remaining salt. Mix ½ of the sauce in with coleslaw.
Warm the tortillas in the microwave. Place the fish on a serving dish, then allow diners to prepare their tacos. Serve with the remaining sauce, lime wedges, salsa, and chips.
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