How to Make Fish Tacos

Adding fish instead of beef or chicken to your daily diet is a healthful alternative to your everyday meals. This recipe is for authentic deep fried fish tacos.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 1 to 2 pounds of halibut or your favorite white fish
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• Vegetable or canola oil -enough to fill a frying pan about 1 inches
• 1 tsp. fine sea salt
• 1 cup dark beer, room temperature (if you don't drink alcohol you can use 2 eggs)
• 1 cup cabbage
• 1 lime
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Chili and garlic powder (optional)
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• ½ cup yogurt, plain
• ½ cup onion, minced (optional)
• 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves chopped
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
• Soft tortillas

1. Cut fish into 1-inch strips.
   Mix flour with salt and pepper, add other spices such as garlic and chili powder. Add beer and mix until well blended. For non-beer drinkers whisk two eggs in a bowl and add enough flour to form a thin batter.

2. Wash and dry the fish, add lime juice, salt and pepper to taste. Let fish sit for 5 min.

3. Heat oil until it reaches 350 degrees. If you don't have a thermometer you can test oil by placing a drop of the batter in oil after a few minutes of heat; if the batter cooks quickly, you are set.

4. Don't fry them too long, just enough to make them golden brown.

   Dip fish strips into batter and place in the pan. Try to not over fill pan, you don't want the strips to be touching each other. Fry fish until golden brown, about 2-3 min on each side. Place fish on paper towels.

5. Shred cabbage. Prepare the sauce by combining plain yogurt, mayonnaise, cilantro, jalapenos and onions in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste. You can serve this sauce in the side or mix with cabbage. If you decide to mix sauce with cabbage, I suggest doing this step first, and letting it all marinate while you prepare the rest of the meal.

6. Finally heat tortilla in the oven or microwave and serve by placing one or two pieces of fish on a tortilla followed by sauce and cabbage.

7. Serve with rice, beans and salsa. Enjoy!