Perfect Fish Tacos

The recipe Perfect Fish Tacos is ready in about 45 minutes and is definitely an awesome dairy free and pescatarian option for lovers of Mexican food. For $3.02 per serving, this recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 550 calories, 29g of protein, and 26g of fat. This recipe serves 8. Plenty of people really liked this main course. This recipe is liked by 1453 foodies and cooks. This recipe from Epicurious requires flour, jicama, vegetable oil, and hot sauce. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 91%, which is great. Perfect Fish Tacos, Cucumber Salsa: Perfect for Fish Tacos, and Jack Crevalle (Or Other Fish) Fish Tacos are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 8

 

Ingredients:

Sliced avocado, cilantro leaves with tender stems, Sliced pickled jalapeños, and lime wedges for serving

2 cups club soda

16–32 small corn tortillas

A deep-fry thermometer

1 cup all-purpose flour

Fresno Chile Hot Sauce , for serving;

Cabbage and Jicama Slaw

2 teaspoons kosher salt

2 pounds skinless red snapper or other mild white fish fillets

1 cup white rice flour

Vegetable oil (for frying; about 8 cups)

Equipment:

kitchen thermometer

pot

tongs

kitchen towels

stove

aluminum foil

oven

slotted spoon

spatula

baking sheet

wire rack

whisk

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

PreparationPrepare and Cut Fish: Remove any pin bones from fish fillets (using tweezers makes this easy). Cut each fillet in half lengthwise. Cut each half on a diagonal into 1" strips. (Work with the natural shape of the fish as you cut; this will help the pieces stay together instead of falling apart when frying.) Make Batter: Whisk all-purpose flour, rice flour, and salt in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in club soda until no lumps remain; adjust with more club soda or rice flour as needed to make it the consistency of thin pancake batterit should be pourable, but thick enough to coat the fish. Heat Oil: Fit a large pot with a deep-fry thermometer and pour in oil to measure 2". Heat over medium-high heat until thermometer registers 350. Batter and Fry Fish: Working in batches of 57 pieces at a time, coat fish in batter, letting excess drip off, then carefully place in oil (to avoid splattering, lower fish into oil pointing away from you). Dont overcrowd the pot: The oil temperature will drop dramatically and fish may stick together. Fry fish, turning occasionally with a fish spatula or slotted spoon and maintaining oil temperature at 350, until crust is puffed, crisp, and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet; season immediately with salt. Warm Tortillas: While fish is frying, use tongs to heat tortillas one at a time directly over a gas burner, moving them often, until lightly charred and puffed in spots, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a plate; cover with a clean kitchen towel to keep warm. (If you dont have a gas stove, wrap up a stack of tortillas in a sheet of foil and heat in a 350 oven until warmed through.) Serve! Top tortillas (we like two per taco) with fish, slaw, hot sauce, avocado, cilantro, and pickled jalapeos. Serve with lime wedges.

 

Step by step:


1. Prepare and


Heat Oil

1. Fit a large pot with a deep-fry thermometer and pour in oil to measure 2".

2. Heat over medium-high heat until thermometer registers 35


Cut Fish

1. Remove any pin bones from fish fillets (using tweezers makes this easy).

2. Cut each fillet in half lengthwise.

3. Cut each half on a diagonal into 1" strips. (Work with the natural shape of the fish as you cut; this will help the pieces stay together instead of falling apart when frying.)


Warm Tortillas

1. While fish is frying, use tongs to heat tortillas one at a time directly over a gas burner, moving them often, until lightly charred and puffed in spots, about 1 minute per side.

2. Transfer to a plate; cover with a clean kitchen towel to keep warm. (If you dont have a gas stove, wrap up a stack of tortillas in a sheet of foil and heat in a 350 oven until warmed through.)

3. Serve!

4. Top tortillas (we like two per taco) with fish, slaw, hot sauce, avocado, cilantro, and pickled jalapeos.

5. Serve with lime wedges.


Batter and Fry Fish

1. Working in batches of 57 pieces at a time, coat fish in batter, letting excess drip off, then carefully place in oil (to avoid splattering, lower fish into oil pointing away from you). Dont overcrowd the pot: The oil temperature will drop dramatically and fish may stick together.

2. Fry fish, turning occasionally with a fish spatula or slotted spoon and maintaining oil temperature at 350, until crust is puffed, crisp, and golden brown, about 5 minutes.

3. Transfer to a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet; season immediately with salt.


Make Batter

1. Whisk all-purpose flour, rice flour, and salt in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in club soda until no lumps remain; adjust with more club soda or rice flour as needed to make it the consistency of thin pancake batterit should be pourable, but thick enough to coat the fish.


Nutrition Information:

Quickview
550k Calories
29g Protein
25g Total Fat
51g Carbs
24% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
550k
28%

Fat
25g
39%

  Saturated Fat
18g
116%

Carbohydrates
51g
17%

  Sugar
0.54g
1%

Cholesterol
41mg
14%

Sodium
696mg
30%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
29g
58%

Selenium
54µg
78%

Vitamin D
11µg
77%

Vitamin B12
3µg
57%

Phosphorus
425mg
43%

Vitamin B6
0.66mg
33%

Manganese
0.54mg
27%

Magnesium
85mg
21%

Potassium
605mg
17%

Fiber
4g
17%

Vitamin B1
0.25mg
17%

Vitamin E
2mg
14%

Vitamin B3
2mg
13%

Vitamin B5
1mg
11%

Folate
38µg
10%

Zinc
1mg
10%

Iron
1mg
9%

Calcium
86mg
9%

Copper
0.17mg
8%

Vitamin B2
0.12mg
7%

Vitamin K
5µg
5%

Vitamin C
2mg
3%

Vitamin A
121IU
2%

covered percent of daily need
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