Fish Tacos!

I love tacos! These are fun to make and taste great...especially the sauce that goes on them. We were in a hurry when we made these and the cabbage is not as thinly sliced as we usually like.




Fish Tacos

1 lb of white fish (tilapia or cod - wild if possible)
1/2 a cup of corn flour
1/2 a cup of corn meal
1 TBSP of hot chili powder
1/4 to 1/2 cup of olive or coconut oil
1/4 head of green cabbage
1 tomato
2-4 TBSP of mayo
2-4 TBSP of white vinegar
2-4 TBSP of chopped cilantro
6-12 soft corn tortillas
Your favorite green salsa (Laura likes the red)

Cut up the fish into 1/2 cubes and throw them in a bowl where the corn flour, corn meal and chili powder have been mixed together. Mix it up and let it sit while you chop the cabbage thinly, dice the tomatoes and set both aside in separate bowls.

Mix up the mayo and white vinegar until smooth (this is not rocket science so just get a consistency that makes you happy). Throw in the chopped cilantro and mix it up. Add it to the bowl of cabbage and toss it together, cover and put in the fridge.

Heat up a 10 to 12 inch skillet to medium high for 2 min with the oil...I like a nice layer of coconut oil...gives a better flavor. Knock off loose corn meal and flour from the fish and place in the skillet...watch out for hot oil splatter. Let them cook for 2 minutes and flip for 1 more or until flaky and done...You may sacrifice one until you learn to get the spatula down on the pan and under the fish. Put the fish on a plate with a paper towel to soak up some extra oil.

Take the tortillas and heat them up in a oven (we do toaster oven) at 200 degrees until warm and soft. While they heat up get the cabbage out of the fridge and grab your favorite salsa...fish tacos should have green but you can use red if you like.

Assemble the tacos! I like two tortillas per taco because I always overfill them AND the corn tortillas are a little wimpy compared to flour (corn taste much better). A row of fish, cabbage mix and tomatoes topped with salsa. I like to wear a bib with these or make ample use of the shirt-plate.