How To Make Fish Tacos Like a Pro

Fish soft tacos can be made in under 40 minutes.

This is a recipe that I’ve been making for well over 30 years. It’s easy to make at home in the kitchen but even better when done on the barbecue. Today I settled for the former and it was delicious!

There’s nothing nicer than piling the marinated grilled fish onto freshly made, hot tortillas and then topping them with the creme, salsa and red onions.

We’re talking food heaven here.

If you don’t already have your own salsa recipe, you might like to try mine. You can serve it chunky or blend it until smooth like I did for this recipe.

Which Tortillas?

Of course you could just purchase flour tortillas but you will get much better results if you make them yourself.

Here’s my recipe for homemade flour tortillas. Although that recipe calls for olive oil instead of the more traditional pork lard, I used pork lard for the tortillas this time and god were they good!

Mexican style creme.

The creme is nothing more than about 3 tablespoons of sour cream mixed whisked with a teaspoon of chilli powder and a tablespoon of water. Trust me here, you are going to like it.

Fish marinating in the coriander and garlic marinade.

Pan fry the fish in a little olive oil for about three minutes per side.

As the fish cooks, it will begin to break apart. This is when it’s ready.

Hot and ready to be topped!

Dig in!

If you like this fish soft taco recipe, you might like to try some of these too…

Ceasar Salad
Ensaladas
Shredded Beef Tacos
Easy Salsa Recipe
 

Fish Soft Tacos

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

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Ingredients

• 600g cod or any white flaky fish
• 100ml olive oil but more for frying
• Juice of one lime
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 green chilli – finely chopped
• 1 small bunch of coriander
• 2 cloves garlic
• 8 flour tortillas
• 3 tablespoons sour cream whisked with one tablespoon water and a teaspoon of chilli powder
• ½ red onion – thinly sliced
• Salsa to serve
• Grated cheese (optional)

Instructions

1. Start by making your marinade.
2. Blend the olive oil, lime juice, chilli powder, cumin, green chilli, garlic and coriander together in a blender.
3. Place your cod fillets in a bowl and cover the fish with the marinade. Let sit for about 20 minutes.
4. When ready to cook, heat a non stick frying pan over medium high heat.
5. Pour in about 2 tablespoons of olive oil and then place the fish in the pan.
6. Cook each side for about three minutes or until the cod is cooked through and beginning to flake a bit.
7. Top your hot tortillas with the fish and then spoon over the salsa and Mexican creme.
8. Finish with a few sliced red onions and some grated Cheddar cheese.

I hope you enjoy this fish soft taco recipe. If you do give it a try, please let me know by leaving a comment. I’d love to hear from you.