Weeknight Fish Tacos
Two words - Fish. Tacos. Otherwise known as the tacos you only eat when you’re at a restaurant. Typically deep fried with some boring cabbage and mediocre salsa thrown on top. Make your own corn tortillas and really take these bad boys to the top of their game. A tortilla press and some corn masa is about a $30 investment but imagine being able to make your own tacos anytime. These took a little under and hour to make, and that was only because I had no idea what I was doing. A lot of the cutting prep could be done before, and I’m convinced this meal could be put together in 30 minutes or less. Inspiration for the cabbage came from here and ideas for the white sauce came from here. This recipe could feed 3 people (or a girl and her boyfriend).
Ingredients
2 Frozen Tilapia Filets (I got mine from Trader Joes for $5)
Corn masa (if you’re making your own tortillas or just buy them)
Fish Marinade:
1 lime, juiced
¼ cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, smashed
few dashes salt
White sauce:
½ cup sour cream
½ tsp cumin
½ tsp dill
½ tsp smoked paprika
½ tsp ancho chile powder
¼ tsp cayenne
Juice of 1 lime
½ of 1 small jalapeno, diced
salt and pepper to taste
Cabbage slaw:
½ head purple cabbage, thinly sliced
½ cup white vinegar
2 Tbs honey
¼ cup olive oil
Optional add-ins:
Cilantro
Hot Sauce
Sliced avocado
What To Do
Make marinade for fish and pour into ziplock bag (with fish) and let marinade until you’re ready to cook.
Preheat oven to 350*.
Combine all ingredients for white sauce and set aside.
Combine all ingredients for cabbage and set aside.
Cook fish on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for 10 minutes. Flip and cook for another 5 minutes depending on the size of your filets. Meanwhile, make tortillas.
Start making tortillas: Mix 2 cups corn masa with 1.5 cups water into a fun play-doh type mixture. Roll into small balls (1 ounce or eyeball it) and press in between 2 sheets of plastic wrap or cut up ziplock bag in your tortilla press. Gently peel away paper and place in a preheated skillet over medium heat. Heat 30 seconds, repeat on other side, then flip over once more and cook for 30 seconds. Remove and place on a plate or in a tortilla basket. Place towel over to allow them to steam. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
Serve and enjoy!
