Fish Tacos

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MY PORTUGUESE MOTHER
MY PORTUGUESE MOTHER - fish tacos

Ingredients 

Fish

  • 1 lb. cod filets or any firm white-fleshed fish

  • ½ teaspoon cumin

  • ½ teaspoon chili powder

  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder

  • Salt and Pepper

  • ¼ cup of cilantro roughly chopped, for garnish

  • ½ lime, wedged, for garnish

Lime Cilantro Crema 

  • 1 ripe avocado

  • A handful of cilantro, stem and leaves

  • Juice of ½ of a lime

  • ¼ sour cream, (or greek yogurt)

  • ¼ cup light mayo 

  • 2-3 dashes of your favorite hot sauce ( I used Cholula) 

  • Salt

  • 2- 3 tablespoons of water

Chipotle Crema

  • ¼ cup mayo

  • ¼ sour cream, (or greek yogurt)

  • ¼ cup light mayo 

  • Juice and zest of 1 lime

  • 1 chipotle in adobo

  • 2- 3 tablespoons of water

  • Salt

Cilantro Lime Slaw 

  • ¼ cup of light mayo

  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro

  • ½ lime , zested and juiced

  • 1  cup green and, or red cabbage, shredded

Recipe

Crema

  1. Make both or one of the crema of your choice. In a food processor add all the ingredients from the crema and pulse it until smooth. If the crema is too thick, add more water, a tablespoon at a time, until it reaches desired thickness

  2. Pour into a separate bowl, cover and refrigerate until serving. 

Cilantro Lime Slaw

  1. In a medium sized bowl, add the shredded cabbage, cilantro, lime zest, juice and mayo, toss it until combined.

  2. Cover and refrigerate the slaw until needed.

Fish

  1. Combine all the seasonings in a small bowl.

  2. Season the fish liberally with salt, then sprinkle the seasoning mixture all over and rub it into the fish.

  3. Lightly oil a grill pan, and cook the fish 4-5 minutes on each side, or until the fish is opaque and completely cooked through. Using a fork, flake the fish into large chunks.

  4. Char the tortillas over an open flame on the burner or in a dry skillet.  If you're charing over an open flame,  use low heat and keep an eye on it as they will charr quickly. 

  5. Assemble tacos. Begin with the fish, add a handful of the slaw and drizzle the crema. Finish with a wedge of lime and chopped cilantro.