Monday, July 27, 2009

Fish Tacos


Jack loves fish and seafood almost as much as I do - he cheered when I told him what we were having for dinner tonight. These fish tacos are a healthier version of the ones you get in a restaurant, since they are not deep fried. I ate them with traditional soft corn, and Jack liked hard shell corn tortillas. I tried his, and I think they made the tacos taste a bit more like restaurant ones because they are crunchy and fried.
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The toppings for these tacos came from Sara's Secrets, a cookbook I really like.
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1 lb. tilapia
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup flour
salt and pepper
1 cup panko bread crumbs (Kikkoman is a common brand)
1-2 T. butter, melted
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2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
2 chipotle peppers, diced
1 T. adobo sauce (from the chipotle can)
2 T. lime juice
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2 cups shredded cabbage
1/4 t. salt
2 T. unseasoned rice vinegar
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1 avocado - diced
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Tortillas - soft or crunchy corn recommended
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Combine flour with 1/2 t. salt and 1/4 t. pepper. Dip fish into flour, coating lightly. Dip into egg, and finish with panko breadcrumbs on both sides. Place on a baking dish and drizzle fish with melted butter. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
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Combine sauce ingredients (mayo through lime juice). Chill until time to serve.
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Just before fish is finished cooking, toss cabbage with salt and rice vinegar.
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When fish is cooked, cut into chunks. Serve at the table with tortillas, sauce, cabbage, and avocado.

2 comments:

Alison... said...

I love seafood as well yet I have never had a fish taco. I never see them on menus here and heaven forbid I try to make them!

Kristen's friend Carmen has mentioned more than once on her blog how much she enjoys them so I must make a point to try them at some point.

It's a little unusual for a little kid to like seafood [it's ususually an aquired taste, no?] but of course your son is ions ahead of his [nearly] 7 years in every way, now isn't he?

;-)

Stephanie Carnes said...

Jack is a pretty adventurous eater - he likes most vegetables, sushi, etc. When we visited NE when he was four, he wanted to try all kinds of seafood: lobster, crab, clams, shrimp, fish, etc. Now he says his favorite foods are steak and seafood, and I say, "You and everyone else!".