19 Feb Best Fish Tacos Ever
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Tacos might just be the perfect food; you get bold, spicy, fresh, and meat flavors all in one bite, and no taco tops the fish taco! With this easy recipe, you can make the Best Fish Tacos Ever any day in your own kitchen!
Who doesn’t love the fun beachy vibes of Fish Tacos!? There is something so fun and exciting about the light and flaky flavor of fish paired with the bold seasonings of tacos. It’s like eating a beach party, but without getting sand in your mouth! With this easy recipe, the Best Fish Tacos Ever are just as easy as a day at the beach!
What Makes These The Best Fish Tacos Ever!?
Sensationally Saucy!
This sauce is legitimately unforgettable. You will find yourself dreaming of this fish taco sauce for weeks after making this recipe. It is creamy and tart with just enough heat to satisfy and it brings all the bold elements of these tacos together into one perfect meal! Plus, all of it is ready in under an hour!
Beachy Vibes Anywhere!
The beach is never too far away thanks to these awesome fish tacos! They are packed with fresh and fishy flavors that will make you feel like you’ve died and gone to Malibu!
These tacos are like a warm ray of sunshine in the wintertime and a fun favorite in the summer. With tons of flavor from the scratch-made slaw and plenty of zings from the awesome taco sauce these Fish Tacos are just incredible! No matter the weather these delicious tacos will fill you with so much beautiful beachy flavor!
Family-Friendly Food!
Sometimes kids can be tough critics, especially when it comes to fish, but not this fish! These awesome Fish Tacos have so much going on with plenty of flavors from the fish seasonings, toppings, and of course the remarkable sauce that kids will be too lost in flavor to remember that they don’t like fish!
Ingredients for the Fish
White Corn Tortillas
Corn tortillas are the best for these fish tacos. They have just the right flavor and texture to hold the meal together. If you prefer, you can substitute this ingredient for flour tortillas.
Cod
Cod is such a light and flaky fish that it is just perfect for these tacos. Fresh fish is always the best, but frozen will work just thaw it in the refrigerator overnight before using.
Cumin
Ground cumin is the key to delicious tacos. Cumin adds a distinct savory and earthy flavor that makes the perfect taco.
Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne pepper adds smokiness and heat to the taco seasoning.
Salt
Salt adds flavor to the fish taco seasoning.
Black Pepper
Ground black pepper is a deliciously biting spice that helps round out these tasty tacos.
Olive Oil
Olive oil is used for cooking the fish to crispy perfection!
Ingredients for the Fish Taco Topping
Purple Cabbage
Purple cabbage adds color, crunch, and wonderful vegetable flavor to the fish! In a pinch, you can swap this with green cabbage.
Avocado
Avocado and fish are perfect together. It adds a wonderful fattiness and flavor to the cod.
Plum Tomato
Tomatoes add freshness and a little sweetness. Plum tomatoes are perfect, but you can swap them for Roma, cherry, or grape if preferred.
Red Onion
Red onion has a delicious flavor when raw which is perfect for fish tacos!
Cilantro
Cilantro can be divisive, some people love it and others hate it. If you love it sprinkle it on for a nice herbaceous flavor but if you don’t like it just leave it off.
Cotija Cheese
Cotija cheese is like Mexican parmesan. It has a great mild and tangy flavor that is perfect for dressing tacos.
Lime
Lime adds so much zest that brings out the lean and delicious taste of the cod. It adds pop to the topping to make it into a nice slaw-like treat!
Garlic Powder
Garlic makes every savory food irresistible!
Ingredients for the Fish Taco Sauce
Sour Cream
Sour cream has the right richness and tanginess to use as a creamy base for the unforgettable fish taco sauce.
Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise and sour cream are the dynamic duo of sauce-making! It adds a little zip to the fresh-flavored sauce.
Lime
Lime makes tacos perfect! It zests up the topping and the sauce in this recipe.
Garlic Powder
Just a pinch of garlic builds on the great flavor of this zesty sauce.
Hot Sauce
Use hot sauce to taste. A nice cayenne pepper hot sauce pairs really well with the flavors in this sauce, but choose your favorite brand!
Expert Tips and Tricks
- After mixing the sauce, chilling it really helps keep the flavor fresh and irresistible!
- The toppings come together to make a great slaw, save time by prepping it while the fish cooks.
- Oven-baking the tortilla makes them more durable. You can also use 2 tortillas for every taco to help hold in all the saucy goodness.
How to Serve Best Fish Tacos
These tacos have so much going on you hardly need anything else! You can pair them with rice and beans or fries, just don’t forget the cold beer or fresh margarita!
How to Store and Reheat Best Fish Tacos
Store all the elements of these tacos separately in airtight containers. The elements of these tasty tacos will keep up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
One awesome trick to reheat this fish is to use the air fryer! Preheat the air fryer to 350°F.and spray the basket with non-stick spray then arrange the fish in a single layer. Air fry for up to 10 minutes, turning once about halfway through. Heat tortillas as directed in the recipe, and dress the tacos to your liking.
If you don’t have an air fryer, reheat the fish in the oven at 375°F on a greased baking sheet for up to 10 minutes. In the last two minutes of baking the fish, add a pan with tortillas, and finally, dress the tacos to perfection and enjoy!
Best Fish Tacos Ever
Ingredients
Fish Taco Ingredients
- 12 small white corn tortillas
- 1 ½ - 2 lbs cod
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Fish Taco Toppings:
- ¼ small purple cabbage, grated
- 1 medium avocado, diced
- 1 plum tomato, diced
- ¼ diced red onion, diced
- ¼ bunch cilantro, chopped
- 1 cup cojita cheese, crumbled
- 1 lime, squeezed
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Fish Taco Sauce Ingredients:
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 lime
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1-2 tsp hot sauce, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- In a small bowl, combine cumin, pepper, salt, and black pepper. Coat cod with seasoning.
- On a shallow baking sheet, drizzle olive oil on cod. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- While fish is cooking, combine all taco sauce ingredients, squeezing all the juice from the lime into mixture. When well blended, set to the side (I like to put it in the refrigerator so it’s cold when we are ready to eat).
- In a medium bowl, combine all the fish taco toppings and squeeze the juice from the lime into the mixture. Mix well.
- 2-3 minutes before fish is ready, take a cookie sheet and line it with the tortillas. Bake in oven for 2-3 minutes. This will give the tortillas more durability when you assemble the tacos.
- To assemble: start with a piece of cod, top with toppings and sauce. Or, I like to put the sauce down first, then the cod then toppings.
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