Anyone done Fish Tacos at home?

Seared tuna tacos

Homemade coleslaw.


Prepare for the tilapia bashing to come.

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Prepare for the tilapia bashing to come

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I usually don't like it at all...but not familiar with a flaky white fish to use on my own for tacos

I use dolphin and/ or red snapper

Here is a recipe I have used a few times. I came across it online somewhere and have added a few notes over the years.

I avoid fried foods when I can, but I like my fish tacos fried rather than grilled or sauteed.

Pan-Fried Fish Tacos with White Sauce

- serves 3 to 4 -

For the white sauce:

1/2 cup Hellman’s Canola mayonnaise
1/2 cup yogurt (can use Mexican crema for some or all of yogurt)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried dill
Juice of 1 or 2 limes
Salt and pepper

For the fish

1 pound tilapia or other fish
1 cup flour
2 eggs
1 cup Panko

1/2 cup canola oil

The Tacos

12 flour tortillas

Toppings (use some or all):
1/2 red cabbage, sliced thinly
cilantro, roughly chopped
sliced jalapenos
sliced avocado
sliced green onions
squeeze of lime juice

Procedure

1. Mix together the mayonnaise, yogurt, oregano, cumin, and dill. Mix in the juice of 1 lime and taste. If it is not acidic enough, add more juice from second lime. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

2. Dump the flour into a bowl. (I like to season the flour with some salt and pepper, cayenne, etc.) Whisk together the two eggs in a second bowl. Pour the Panko into a third bowl along with a pinch of salt.

3. Cut the fish into strips about 1-inch wide and 3 or 4 inches long. Dry them as much as you can with paper towel. Dip each piece first into the flour, then shake off the excess flour. Next, dip into the egg, and finally coat in panko. Set finished ones on a wire cooling rack while you dip the rest.

4. Meanwhile, pour the oil into a large skillet over medium heat. When it is hot, add enough fish to cover, but no more. Cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. (Or use more oil in a dutch oven and deep fry in about 360 degree oil for about 3 minutes.) Sprinkle hot fish with salt just after it comes out of the oil. Set in an oven set on 200 while you finish the rest of the fish. It takes about 3 or 4 batches to fry all the fish.

5. Warm up some tortillas by cooking them for a few seconds on a dry iron skillet set over high heat. Serve with the white sauce and the toppings.

Rubio's Fish Taco


Get them every time I go to San Diego!

I've made white trout and speckled trout fish tacos before, turned out pretty good.

I use Black Drum from Calandro's. I blacken the black drum. Excellent fish tacos.


And tilapia is garbage fish.

Easy and very tasty.
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