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RECIPE: fish tacos

18 years ago

When we were at Catalina Is. We had fish tacos. Are they made with any white fish and does anyone have a recipe they would share. I'm limited to some fish being in the Midwest.

Comments (2)

  • 18 years ago

    I make this quite a bit. You can use any mild white fish -- I usually use tilapia because I buy it in bulk at Costco and freeze it individually. I serve it with a Mexican Rice dish and shredded cabbage. If you don't like chipoltes, just stir in some of your favorite salsa into the sour cream.

    Snapper Tacos with Chipotle Cream

    The fish cooks on top of the vegetables in one skillet. Break the fish into chunks to finish the filling.

    1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    1 canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, seeded and minced
    1 1/2 cups chopped onion, divided
    1 1/2 cups chopped tomato, divided
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    4 garlic cloves, minced
    3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
    1 pound red snapper fillets, skinned
    1 teaspoon grated lime rind
    2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
    4 (8-inch) fat-free flour tortillas

    Combine sour cream, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and chile; set aside. Combine 1/2 cup onion and 1/2 cup tomato; set aside.
    Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 1 cup onion, 1 cup tomato, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cinnamon, and minced garlic; cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in cilantro. Arrange fish over onion mixture in pan; cover and cook 3 minutes. Turn fish; cover and cook 2 minutes. Break fish into chunks. Stir in rind and juice; cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

    Warm tortillas according to package directions. Fill each tortilla with 1/2 cup fish mixture and 1/4 cup reserved onion mixture; top each serving with 2 tablespoons chipotle cream. Fold in half or roll up.

    Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 taco)

    NUTRITION PER SERVING
    CALORIES 340(21% from fat); FAT 7.8g (sat 4g,mono 2g,poly 0.9g); PROTEIN 28.1g; CHOLESTEROL 56mg; CALCIUM 108mg; SODIUM 896mg; FIBER 3.3g; IRON 2mg; CARBOHYDRATE 38.1g

    Angie

  • 18 years ago

    Saved this one I saw on 30 Minute Meals a while back. Haven't tried it yet, but the reviews are good.

    Halibut Fish Tacos with Guacamole Sauce
    Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

    4 pieces fresh halibut, steak or filets, 6 to 8 ounces each
    Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
    Salt and pepper
    1 lime, juiced
    3 small to medium ripe Haas avocados, pitted and scooped from skins with a large spoon
    1 lemon, juiced
    1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, eyeball it
    1 cup plain yogurt
    1 teaspoon coarse salt, eyeball it
    2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
    2 scallions, thinly sliced on an angle
    1 heart Romaine lettuce
    12 soft (6-inch) flour tortillas

    Preheat a grill pan or indoor grill to high heat or, prepare outdoor grill. Drizzle halibut with extra-virgin olive oil to keep fish from sticking to the grill pan or grill. Season fish with salt and pepper, to your taste. Roll lime on the counter top to get juices flowing. Also, any under ripe citrus may be placed in a microwave oven for 10 seconds at high setting to induce the juices to flow. Grill fish 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until opaque. Squeeze the juice of 1 lime down over the fish and remove from the grill pan or grill. Flake fish into large chunks with a fork.
    While fish is cooking, in a blender or food processor, combine avocado flesh, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, yogurt and salt. Process guacamole sauce until smooth. Remove guacamole sauce to a bowl and stir in diced tomatoes and chopped scallions. Shred lettuce and reserve.

    When fish comes off the grill pan or grill, blister and heat soft taco wraps. To assemble, break up fish and pile some of the meat into soft shells and slather with guacamole sauce. Top with shredded lettuce, fold tacos over and eat!

    Episode#: TM1C65
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    Linda