Crispy Fish Tacos

Crispy Fish Tacos

Baja-style corn tacos filled with crisp beer-battered cod, lime cabbage slaw, and garlic-lime crema.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Whisk the sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic, and the crema portion of lime juice until smooth. Set the crema aside.

    Ingredients used: 5.0 gr Garlic, 30.0 ml Lime Juice, 60.0 gr Mayonnaise, 120.0 ml Sour Cream

    Cookware: mixing bowl, whisk

  2. Step 2

    Toss the cabbage, cilantro, jalapeño, remaining lime juice, and the slaw portion of salt together. Set aside to soften slightly.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 200.0 gr Cabbage, 15.0 gr Cilantro, 1.0 piece Jalapeño, 15.0 ml Lime Juice, 4.0 gr Salt

    Cookware: mixing bowl

  3. Step 3

    Season the dry cod strips evenly with the fish portion of salt and the black pepper.

    Ingredients used: 600.0 gr Cod, 2.0 gr Ground Black Pepper, 4.0 gr Salt

    Cookware: mixing bowl

  4. Step 4

    Pour the vegetable oil into a deep frying pan and heat it over medium heat to 180°C. Place a wire rack over a baking sheet nearby.

    Timer: 8 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 1000.0 ml Vegetable Oil

    Cookware: baking sheet, deep frying pan, Kitchen thermometer, wire rack

  5. Step 5

    Whisk the batter portion of flour with the cornstarch, baking powder, and batter portion of salt. Add the cold beer and whisk just until a slightly lumpy batter forms.

    Ingredients used: 4.0 gr Baking Powder, 180.0 ml Beer, 30.0 gr Cornstarch, 4.0 gr Salt, 120.0 gr Wheat Flour

    Cookware: mixing bowl, whisk

  6. Step 6

    Coat the seasoned fish in the remaining flour, shake off the excess, and dip it in the batter. Fry in batches until crisp, golden, and 63°C at the center, then transfer to the wire rack.

    Timer: 4 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 40.0 gr Wheat Flour

    Cookware: baking sheet, deep frying pan, Kitchen thermometer, mixing bowl, tongs, wire rack

  7. Step 7

    Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet over medium heat until soft and flexible, turning once.

    Timer: 2 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 8.0 piece Corn Tortilla

    Cookware: skillet, tongs

  8. Step 8

    Fill each warm tortilla with cabbage slaw and crispy fish, then finish with the garlic-lime crema. Serve immediately.

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: medium

Keep raw fish separate from ready-to-eat toppings, fry carefully, and cook the fish to an internal temperature of 63°C. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Risk factors

  • raw fish cross-contamination
  • deep frying with hot oil
  • undercooked fish