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Fantastic Fish Tacos

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 8

Ingredients

Fish

  • 2 1/2 to 3 pounds fresh fish
  • 4 Tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 cup  + 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 Tbsp chili powder spicy if you prefer
  • 1 tsp chipolte chili powder
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • Salt & fresh ground pepper
  • 16 flour or corn tortillas or a combination - 6 inch

Pico de Gallo - Combine the following:

  • 1 cup tomatoes diced
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp red onion minced
  • 2 Tbsp cilantro minced
  • 1 Tbsp jalapeno minced
  • 1/2 tsp red wine or sherry vinegar

Slaw - Combine the following:

  • 2 cups cabbage shredded
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice
  • 2 tsp sugar or honey
  • 3 Tbsp red onion minced
  • 2 tsp jalapeno minced
  • 2 tsp cilantro minced

Cream Lime Sauce - Combine the following:

  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice
  • zest from lime

Instructions

Fish and Assembly

  • Combine all marinade ingredients and place on fish.  Let sit in refrigerator for about and hour.  Take out about 1/2 hour before grilling.    
  • Heat up grill and grill fish for a total of about 4 minutes, turning once.
  • Let fish sit for a few minutes. Cut into 16 - 24 pieces.
  • Grill tortillas quickly until grill marks appear. 
  • Put 2 tortillas on each plate.  To assemble taco - place fish,  slaw, Pico de Gallo and cream lime sauce on tortillas. 
  • Serve with multi-colored tortillas chips that have been warmed in the oven for about 15 minutes at 200 degrees.