Best Fish Soft Tacos With Pico De Gallo Black Bean Sauce Recipes

FISH TACOS WITH PICO DE GALLO

Steps:

• Cut the tomato in quarters. Remove the seeds and pulp and discard.
• Cut the tomato quarters in 1/4" pieces.
• Cut the onion into 1/4" pieces.
• Cut the stem off the jalapeño then cut the jalapeño into quarters. Remove the seeds and veins.
• Finely chop the jalapeño.
• Finely chop the cilantro.
• Place all the chopped ingredients into a bowl. Sprinkle with the salt and squeeze the juice of the lime over the ingredients.
• Mix with a spoon until all of the ingredients are evenly dispersed.
• Set aside while you prepare the fish tacos.
• In a mixing bowl, add the flour, black pepper, paprika, and salt. Mix well.
• Rinse and dry the 8 leaves of romaine lettuce.
• Cut the fish into 2" to 3" pieces.
• Coat the pieces of fish in the flour mixture and set aside.
• In a large frying pan heat the cooking oil to medium hot.
• Fry the fish for about 3 minutes per side.
• Place the cooked fish on a plate covered with paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
• Heat the tortillas in a frying pan or comal.
• Warm the tortillas on a hot griddle or comal until pliable.
• On each tortilla, place 1 leaf of lettuce, 1 or 2 pieces of cooked fish.
• Top with a spoonful of pico de gallo and serve with a halved lime on the side.

EASIEST FISH TACOS, RED RICE AND BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• For the fish: Cut the fish into 3-by-1-inch batons and place in shallow dish or plastic bag. Cover with milk.
• Combine flour with salt, pepper and dry spices in shallow dish or metal pan and set aside.
• Place very large shallow skillet on stove with thin layer (about 1/8 inch) of neutral oil, about 1/4 cup. Place foil-lined tray and wire rack near stove for cooked fish.
• For the red rice: Peel and finely chop onion and grate or chop the garlic. Grate the tomato.
• Heat a 2- to 3-quart saucepot over medium to medium-high heat with oil, 2 turns of the pan; add onions and garlic and stir a minute or 2, then add rice and salt, pepper and spices. Stir a minute or 2 more, then add stock and chiles and bring to boil; cover and reduce heat to low. After 12 minutes or so, add peas and tomatoes and cook 3 to 4 minutes more until rice is just tender. Let stand a few minutes, adjust salt and pepper, fluff with fork.
• For the black beans: Peel and finely chop the onion and grate or chop the garlic. Seed and finely chop the jalapeno pepper.
• Heat oil in a skillet, 1 turn of the pan, over medium-high heat; add onions, jalapeno and garlic, salt and pepper, cumin, bay and cinnamon. Stir a minute or so, then add about 1/2 cup water and let it absorb. Add black beans and hot sauce, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until ready to serve.
• For the pico de gallo: Seed and finely chop chile peppers, put in a bowl and wash hands. Finely chop and add half an onion; reserve the rest. Add grated or chopped garlic, salt, juice of 1 lime. Seed and chop tomatoes; add to bowl. Chop and add cilantro; toss.
• To serve: Halve the cabbage, remove core and very thinly shred; reserve the other half for another use.
• When rice and beans are about ready, heat skillet with oil over medium-high heat. Remove fish from milk and shake off excess, then coat fish in flour. Fry to crispy and brown, then remove to rack and serve with lime wedges.
• Char tortillas over gas burner or in a stainless pan preheated over high heat to blister and soften.
• Build tacos: Tortilla, fish, cabbage, pico, crema, hot sauce and pickled jalapenos. Add juice of 1 lime to beans. Serve tacos with rice and beans.

SOFT FISH TACOS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, toss the coleslaw mix, tartar sauce, salt, cumin and pepper; set aside. In a large nonstick skillet, cook tilapia in oil and lemon juice over medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. , Place tilapia on tortillas; top with coleslaw mixture. Serve with cheese, tomato and avocado if desired.

BLACKENED COD FISH TACOS

Steps:

• Mix mayonnaise, sour cream, chipotle flakes, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. Add mashed avocado and lime juice and stir until well blended. Place in the refrigerator until tacos are ready to be assembled.
• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil.
• Rub fish in olive oil, then sprinkle with blackening seasoning and rub until covered.
• Place tortillas in the preheated oven to warm.
• Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat and spray with cooking spray. Add fish and cook until browned and flaky, about 2 minutes per side. Lower heat and flake fish into small pieces in the pan.
• Remove tortillas from the oven. Spread avocado-chipotle sauce onto warm tortillas. Add fish, pico de gallo, and shredded coleslaw mix.