Baja Fish Tacos (recipe)

Baja Fish Tacos (recipe)

April 1st, 2008

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Baja Fish Tacos

Ingredients for Baja-ha Fish Tacos:
Baja Fish Tacos
Avocado Relish:
1/2 cup diced tomato
1/4 cup diced jalapeno
1 tbsp chopped cilantro
1/4 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced avocado
fresh lime
salt, pepper

Yogurt Sauce:
1 1/2 tbsp plain yogurt
1 1/2 tbsp mayonnaise
fresh lime
dash hot sauce

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Beer Batter:
3/4 cup amber cerveza (Betty used Dos Equis)
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt

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1 pound whitefish cut into 2 inch pieces (Betty used frozen Mahi Mahi)

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Garnish:
1 cup finely shredded cabbage
8 corn tortillas (or 16 if you like ‘em doubled)
your favorite hot sauce
fresh lime wedges

Baja Fish Tacos

Hardy-har-har.

Fettuccine Alfredo
In a bowl combine tomato, jalapeno, cilantro, onion, avocado, fresh lime, black pepper and salt.

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Stir together. Set aside.

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In another bowl combine yogurt, mayonnaise, a dash of hot sauce and a squeeze of lime.

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Stir together until smooth. Set aside.

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In a third bowl combine flour, salt and your favorite amber cerveza (or sparkling water if you don’t care to use beer).

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Stir together until smooth. Batter will have the consistency of thickish pancake batter.

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Add fish pieces to flour mixture.

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Coat thoroughly.

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Heat canola oil in a tall-sided heavy pot/pan over medium-high heat.

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Slowly add battered fish to oil and fry 3-4 minutes a side until golden and crisp. (6-8 minutes total)

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Remove from oil and drain on a paper towel. Sprinkle with a little sea salt.

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On a warmed (preferably a little charred) corn tortilla, spread the yogurt mixture.

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Add a few pieces of fish.

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Top with a sprinkling of cabbage.

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Serve with lime and avocado relish. Makes 8 tacos.

Baja Fish Tacos
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Link to the Baja-ha Fish Tacos video.
Link to the accompanying Baja-ha Fish Tacos blog post.
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12 Comments Add your own

1. simon | April 4th, 2008 at 6:51 am

that looks soooo stinkin good!!! i grew up with rubio’s fish tacos and that looks 100x BETTER!
2. candyce | April 8th, 2008 at 8:03 am

absolutely delicious-looking! i make these at home quite often, but i love how you used yogurt in your mayo mixture. I usually make mine with just mayo and valentina hot sauce, but will definitely add yogurt next time!
great presentation too!
3. Jessica Withers | April 14th, 2008 at 5:55 pm

These were very very good. Thank you for the recipe.
4. Grannie Phyllis | June 20th, 2008 at 8:19 pm

I don’t want to use beer in the recipe. What can I substitute for the beer?
Thank you.
5. Average Betty | June 21st, 2008 at 8:01 am

Hi Grannie!

Thanks for stopping by! Great question!

I’ve never tried it, but I am willing to bet substituting a sparkling water should do the trick. The carbonation in the beer adds to the airiness of the batter… so the carbonation in the water should help to simulate that.

If you give this a try, I’d love to know how they turn out!

Cheers,
B
6. Mary | March 27th, 2009 at 9:06 am

I used your recipe and made these tacos using cod instead of Mahi-Mahi. They were so tasty. Love the yogurt/mayo sauce . Thank you for the recipe…definitley a keeper!!!!
7. Average Betty | March 27th, 2009 at 1:22 pm

Hi Mary!
Thanks for trying my fish tacos and commenting! I’m so glad you liked them! Bet the cod was fabulous Send me a picture next time you make them so I can put it on the homepage…
Cheers,
Betty
8. taco recipe | May 7th, 2009 at 7:30 am

Great recipe. I think this dish will be good also without beer/sparkling water. Just turn the fish around in a mix of flour, salt and pepper and fry in a lot of butter or good quality cooking oil. That is how I make “saithe beef” (here’s an explanation of how it is served)
9. Maria | May 23rd, 2009 at 7:19 pm

Great recipe! Thanks for posting this recipe! What I loved about this recipe is that it didn’t call for eggs. Authentic baja tacos don’t include eggs in the batter. I made the tacos for dinner today using catfish and without the mayo spread and they tasted very, very good! My mom, sister, and nieces loved the tacos. The frying taste is evened out by all the fresh veggies and so the tacos don’t taste fattening at all.

Thanks again! Great website….I recently discovered this site. = )
10. Average Betty | May 26th, 2009 at 9:20 am

Hi Maria! Thank you! I love to hear the changes you made - I bet the catfish was delicious! It’s such a joy for me to picture you following my recipe and serving it to your family. That is what it’s all about
Send me a picture next time you try a recipe! I’ll put it on the homepage
11. Linda | November 19th, 2009 at 8:14 pm

Fish tacos are my choice at every Mexican restaurant, and this recipe looks exactly like what I’ve been looking for to try. Your instructions are terrific.

Thank you for visiting my blog–I am really enjoying yours!
12. The Lady Love | December 21st, 2009 at 7:43 pm

OMG…sooooo tasty!!!
Made it for dinner tonight. Used broiled talapia instead of fried mahi mahi and my family KILLED it. It was so flavorful! Thank you so much for sharing!