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Baja-Style Beer Battered Fish Tacos with Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce

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Warm crispy fish and cool, crunchy slaw are the perfect combination for these delicious tacos.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Granulated Garlic
  • ½ teaspoons Pepper
  • _____
  • FOR THE BATTER:
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 12 ounces, fluid Beer (I Used Shiner Bock)
  • 1-½ pound Tilapia Or Other White Fish
  • _____
  • FOR THE SLAW:
  • 1 whole Lime
  • 2 Tablespoons Fresh Cilantro, Chopped
  • 1 whole Jalapeno Pepper, Seeded & Diced
  • ½ cups Mayonnaise
  • 1 clove Garlic, Minced
  • 3 cups Broccoli Slaw
  • _____
  • FOR THE ASSEMBLY:
  • 18 whole Corn Tortillas
  • 3 whole Hass Avocados, Sliced For Garnish
  • 1 whole Lime, Cut Into Wedges, For Garnish

Preparation

Preheat oil in a deep heavy bottomed Dutch oven or Fryer to 375 degrees F.

Combine 1 teaspoon of salt, ½ teaspoon of granulated garlic and ½ teaspoon pepper, mix well; set aside.

Batter:
In a large bowl, add flour and salt; mix to combine. Whisk in 1 bottle of beer and mix until combined. Cut fish into 1-inch wide strips and pat dry with clean paper towels. Season both sides of fish with the salt/garlic/pepper mixture. Dip each strip in the beer batter and carefully slide each piece of fish into preheated oil. Fry fish, turning over often, until deep golden and cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet and keep warm in oven. Fry remaining fish in batches, returning oil to 375 degrees F between batches.

Slaw:
Zest lime and add to medium mixing bowl. Juice lime too and add the juice to the bowl. Add finely chopped cilantro. Slice off stem from jalapeno; slice in half lengthwise, scrape out seeds with teaspoon and finely chop. Combine lime zest, juice, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, mayonnaise and garlic; mix well. Stir in the broccoli slaw and mix to coat well.

For Taco Assembly:
Place 2 strips fried fish on a warm tortilla and garnish with dressed cilantro-lime broccoli slaw. Serve immediately with sliced avocados and lime wedges.

To warm tortillas:
Dampen a clean kitchen towel with water and loosely wrap tortillas. If placing in the oven to warm, wrap again with aluminum foil. Otherwise, you can warm them in the microwave in the damp towel for just a minute or so.

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amysolamey on 8.18.2010

I have never fried anything. I have never even eaten fish before. But I really wanted to make this for my Ecuadorian boyfriend who eats fish tacos all the time. He actually couldn’t believe I made them! I used tilapia for the first time and I even loved it! LOVE THIS RECIPE! THANK YOU!

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polk2nd on 8.2.2010

I made these tonight and they were fantastic!

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Jennifer | JenniferCooks.com on 7.24.2010

Thanks aerbrook! I’m glad you like them!

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Cook and Be Happy on 8.14.2011

Oh my goodness! These were amazing. My husband heard what I was making and was skeptical but he ended up with seconds. He loved them! I love the flavor of the broccoli slaw.

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amysolamey on 8.18.2010

LOVE THIS!!

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nessienoodle on 8.2.2010

my husband made these last night and they were great. the batter came out a bit thicker than he would have liked so he just kept adding beer.

oh and he had his own slaw recipe (also with cabbage) but we will have to try this one some time.

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aerbrook on 7.19.2010

Delicious! I made the slaw with cabbage, but the entire dish went over well with family and company. Thanks for sharing.

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