Oh-So-Easy Fish Tacos
I held out as long as I could.
For years I have been seeing fish tacos circulating around the internet. Within the last year or so it seems there was s fish taco explosion. I just couldn’t fathom the thought of having fish as a Mexican meal ingredient, much less have it on a taco. No, Sir. That was not for me.
Every time I saw a platter come near my table when Mr. Yum and I would eat out, I would turn up my nose. I mean, how could anyone put fish on a taco? The fish would mix with the hot sauce , lettuce, tomato, cheese, and beans.
That just never sounded really yummy to me.
My weight and battling the PCOS have been a real huge force in my life this year. I don’t know if it is because I am getting closer to 40 or that I am under way more stress than I ever have in life (combo of both?) but I have gained a considerable amount of weight this year. It really hasn’t been fun to deal with. In more recent months I have considered weight loss surgery. My Drs. have suggested it numerous times over the last few years. Exercise is hard due to may pain issues. I try. And I keep trying. But, something has to give.
I guess that is me that has to give. Because WLS is costly, with, or without insurance, I have decided to look for ways to shave off calories and eat meals that we can all enjoy.
Mr. Yum whipped up these fish tacos and while I still wasn’t sure. I have to give in. I mean–look at them.
I have to tell you though, I am not the biggest fan of breaded fish, I don’t really care for it deep-fried either. I’ll pass on the bread and sandwiches. I just enjoy a nice piece of fish, seasoned, with lemon, olive oil and baked or broiled. Pan fried can be ok as well. So, it was really hard for me to even get that first taco close to my lips.
No.
Just no.
Must not cave and bite into the fish taco craze.
So, what is the worst that could happen? I not like it? Well then, I will just pick the fish off and be on my way.
Easy enough right?
I kid you not when I tell you I had to really talk myself into eat this.
But I am not kidding when I tell you – it was aaaaahhhmaaazing. YUMtastic!
If Mr. Yum can make them the same way every time I’ll be happy.
He is the recipe follower so his recipe came from AllRecipes (great site, right?) Although we did make some minor tweaks.
We didn’t use any beer.
We traded the plain yogurt for Greek.
We swapped the mayo for the light version with olive oil.
No jalapeno pepper for us. Capers didn’t make an appearance either.
There wasn’t a quart of oil being used either. Say nadda to the cabbage. Say hello to lemon juice. Give a round of applaud for white rice!
Ok, so perhaps it is easy to say that he was inspired by this recipe. (I guess I should have looked at the recipe before I started writing LOL I am wondering if Mr gave me the wrong one! Oh well…)
Have you tried fish tacos yet? What do you think?
Oh-So-Easy Fish Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup light mayo with olive oil
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp dill dried
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- olive oil for light pan frying
- 1 pound cod
- 8 small corn or flour tortillas
- 2 cups spinach chopped
- 1 to mato diced
- 1 cup shredded colby-jack cheese
- 2 lemons cut into wedges (8 pcs)
- 1 cup white rice
Instructions
- To make the batter:
- In a large bowl combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, pepper.
- Use a fork to mix.
- In another small dish, mix the eggs.
- In a large skillet over low-medium heat, drizzle a little bit of olive oil.
- Warm your pan.
- As your pan warms take your fish and dunk it in the egg mixture. Then dunk into the dry mixture.
- Be sure all sides are covered. Give a little shake so the excess falls off.
- Add to your pan and turn on low.
- Repeat the process until all the fish has been covered and placed in the pan.
- Discard any unused mixture.
- While the fish is cooking, prepare your sauce.
- In a bowl combine the Greek yogurt, light mayo and fresh lime juice.
- Use a spatula or spoon to blend.
- Add the oregano, cumin, dill and cayenne.
- Blend.
- Set aside.
- Fish does not take long to cook. If your low is too low you can turn it back up to low-medium. Flip every few minutes until you get a crispy crust.
- In a pan, bring water and rice to boil and cook according to package directions.
- I flip every 5 minutes and it takes about 15-20 total to cook depending on how think the cod was.
- Once the fish is done, place on a dish covered with a paper towel. This will absorb the extra oil.
- Allow to cool.
- Warm your tortillas.
- Chop the fish.
- Spread sauce on tortilla, top with shredded cheese, spinach, tomato, rice (spoonful or two) and then the chopped cod. Take 1 lemon wedge and squeeze over your taco.
- Repeat for the remaining 7 tacos.
These recipes were so light and tasty. Even though I don’t eat a lot of white flour or white rice, I still use it in moderation. Too much of it doesn’t help with the weight loss, causes my arthritis flair ups and gives me wicked stomach aches.
I’m really glad I finally took the leap of faith and jumped on the fish taco bandwagon.
I don’t eat seafood, so I will pass on the fish tacos, but gimme a regular mexican taco and I am all over it.
I looooooooooove Mexican food. Spending most of my life in the south, it was a staple. I moved up here to MI and the food is prepared different and it has been hard for me to find a Mexican place I really get excited to eat at. LOL
This is a fun idea. Maybe I can get my girls to eat more fish.
I love fish tacos. They are one of my favorite meals! thanks.
I love fish tacos.. the fish must not be breaded though and the taco ingredients aren’t the normal taco ingredients.
I have never tried fish tacos before – the idea of them kind of scares me. But yours look really delicious!!!
I am the exact same way I just hear the words fish and taco in the same sentence it gives me the heeby jeebies! I like to try your husband’s recipe it sounds better….maybe!
I can’t eat seafood, but everyone else in my family does so these would make them super happy!!!! They look delicious!
I love fish tacos! We have them all the time. Will have to try your take on them soon.
I think these are awesome. We do a lot of fish tacos at home but I do have to add the capers
We never skip jalapeno!
I think if we had some on hand we would use them. What you don’t see is that my hubs puts Franks Red Hot sauce or Siracha on everything. lol
Oh now this looks fantastic! Not so sure if I would like these but they sound incredible!
I may have to give this recipe a try. My husband made fish tacos years ago and they didn’t turn out well. I’d love to give fish tacos a second try.
Those Tacos look delicious! Thank you so much for the great recipe ^_^
Living in Southern California, we are big fans of fish tacos. Yum!
I love how you described your reluctance to try this. It really does look good!
My husband is WAY into fish tacos. He would love to try this variation!
I just had the best fish tacos over the weekend and they were amazing. I wonder if I could make this recipe and make it taste as good as you’ve made it look.
My husband is always wanting me to make him some fish tacos. I just may have to surprise him with your recipe!
My two favorite types of tacos are fish and shrimp. I have yet to find a recipe that works for fish but this sounds amazing. I am bookmarking this one and will be making it in the near future.
I am not a fan of fish at all. I know it is good for me and all that jazz. I just can’t do it. My husband would love this though so I may have to make it for him. Maybe. ha!
Minus the tomatoes I bet this is something that I can make this is great idea for a family meal even I can eat this I have gasteroparises.
I think these fish tacos look tasty! I am always willing to try any kind of taco LOL!
This looks delicious. I have been trying to eat more fish lately. This would be a great recipe to try.
I love fish tacos! They take a little more work than beef tacos, but if done right they are probably my favorite!
This sounds good. I have not tried fish tacos, but I would like to try this.
I love fish tacos! I am also down for easy fish tacos, it’s a win win 😛
I love Fish Tacos – I have never made them at home. I will give this recipe a try – looks and sounds delicious.
Now That is an interesting twist. I will have to try that.
Now that looks like a yummy taco. I’ll have to give it a try after the holiday! Right now it’s all about turkey around here. lol
My DIL loves to have fish tacos. They make her happy when she sees them on a menu, I bet she’d love to make them at home.
I am not into fish at all so I am not sure this is something I would ever make or eat but I will admit that this presentation makes it look very tempting. I will make sure my sister sees this because she loves fish tacos.
I love tacos but have never had a fish taco. I’m not sure I’m the right person to prepare it, but maybe one of these days.
We love fish tacos. Actually I love them but my husband tolerates them. He just can’t get past fish being in a taco form. haha
Ok I know it’s only 9 in the morning but I’m am really craving this recipe right now lol! I’m going to add this to my menu plan for next month!
Those do look easy, and delicious. We like to eat fish because it’s so good for us.
Thanks for sharing a great recipe! I’m not a big fan of fish, but my husband loves it.
Those look so yummy. I love fish tacos – I always order them when I go out for Mexican. I never thought of making them at home. This recipe is so easy, I’m going to try it.
Looks awesome. My husband likes fish tacos. But I have never made it at home before. I am going to try this recipe for him as a surprise. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.
I love tacos and fish but I have never tried fish tacos before. This recipe looks just awesome for me
Oh easy and fish together sound great – I could definitely imagine tucking into some 🙂 x
I actually don’t like fish, so I haven’t had a fish taco. I loved the build up to your first bite though!
That looks pretty amazing! I always order fish tacos when dining out but never made them at home.
Such a colorful dish! Definitely a delish taco idea!
I have not tried fish tacos before. These look so delicious. I love fish and i love tacos. For me it sounds like a great match.
Your version looks delightful! On mine I lose the rice and add shredded cabbage for some substance and texture. Good luck in your weight loss journey!
Thank you so much.
I don’t think that I’ve ever had fish tacos. I love the idea of enjoying them with my favorite types of fish.
I love this recipe. I too am hestitant to eat fish tacos but this recipe looks so yummy that I might have to try.
I was too and I am so glad I did. I have been planning some ideas for some other flavor mixes.
I love fish tacos and those look amazing. I really want to some now.
I love fish tacos and the spicier they are the better. Iike a little crunch with them. These look really yummy!
I have never tried a fish taco but man they look and sound delicious!
Ever since moving to L.A. I’ve been a sucker for fish tacos. These look amazing!
Fish tacos are one of my favs!! So glad you posted about them I will try your take on these soon- Turkey is on tomorrows menu 🙂
My boyfriend loves fish tacos. That’s like his favorite. He would love this!
One of my favorite foods ever is fish tacos! And it was only about 3-4 years ago before I ever tried one… just didn’t like the idea of a fish taco. Sadly, I missed out on years of a wonderful food. I’m making up for it, though. 🙂
My hubby and oldest love fish tacos, so we’ll have to add this to our must try list!
I love fish tacos! I will try your recipe.
Let me know how they turn out for you!
Thank you so much for sharing 🙂 I have pinned this to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board.