
Baja Fish Tacos with Citrus Slaw
User Reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
1 hr
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Cook Time
mins
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Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
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Servings
4
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Mexican

Baja Fish Tacos with Citrus Slaw
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Ingredients
Creamy Baja Sauce:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup sour cream
- 5 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp lime zest
- 1 tbsp lime juice, more if desired
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- sea salt, to taste
Citrus Slaw:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/4-1/2 tsp Honey, if needed
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- 6 cups cabbage slaw mix (or 4 cups of green & 2 cups of purple)
- ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
Baja Fish Tacos:
- 1 ¼ lb cod, cut into short strips or bite-sized chunks
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- 1 ½ cups flour (seasoned with sea salt and pepper, to taste)
- 1 (12 oz) bottle of Mexican lager
- vegetable oil for frying
Other Ingredients:
- Corn tortillas, warmed
- Radishes, thinly sliced
- Cilantro, for serving
- Lime wedges, for serving
- Hot sauce, for serving
Instructions
Creamy Baja Sauce:
- Make the creamy Baja sauce by combining the mayonnaise, sour cream, minced garlic, lime zest, lime juice, cayenne pepper, and salt to taste in a food processor; blend until creamy. Add some sriracha, to taste, if you'd like it extra spicy. Set aside to allow the flavors to mingle.
Citrus Slaw:
- Make the citrus slaw vinaigrette by combining the fresh-squeezed olive oil orange juice, orange zest, lime juice, honey, and sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, together in a jar; whisk until well combined. Set aside to allow flavors to mingle. Side Note: Toss the vinaigrette with the cabbage mixture and cilantro right before serving the tacos so the cabbage stays crisp.
Baja Fish Tacos:
- Make the fish tacos by adding your pieces of cod to a bowl and season them evenly with the cumin, coriander, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, and sea salt, and freshly cracked pepper, to taste; set aside to marinate for a few minutes.
- Line a baking sheet with foil then place wire racks on top to hold the cod after frying.
- Add enough vegetable oil to a large deep skillet so it's about 1-2 inches deep to shallow fry or use a deep pot with 3 cups of oil to deep fry. Heat the oil overheat over medium-high heat until about 365 degrees.
- While the oil heats, season the flour with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste then slowly pour in the beer and whisk just until smooth.
- Once the oil is hot, dip the pieces of seasoned cod into the batter and place into the oil to fry in batches for about 2-3 minutes on each side for shallow frying or 3-4 minutes for the deep fry, or until pieces of cod are golden brown and crispy. Set the fried fish on the prepared baking sheet and fry the remaining fish.
- To assemble the tacos, toss the slaw with the vinaigrette until well combined.
- Heat the corn tortillas over a gas flame for several seconds on each side (if possible) or in the microwave wrapped in a moist towel for a few seconds until pliable.
- Add a few pieces of fried cod on the warm tortilla then top with slaw, radishes, and creamy Baja sauce. Serve immediately. Enjoy.
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