Baja Fish Tacos
Prep Time: 2 hours || Cook Time: 10 minutes || Total: 130 Minutes
Servings: 3 || Yields:
Creamy Baja sauce and a twisted slaw make these fish tacos anything but ordinary.
Ingredients
- ***Slaw topping*** (make 2 hours ahead and keep for up to 1 week, keep refrigerated)
- 1/2 of a medium red onion sliced thin
- 5 Brussels sprouts sliced thin against the grain (hold at stem, slice and peel apart like finely shredded lettuce)
- 3/4 cup red cooking wine
- 3/4 cup Apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp Adobo seasoning mix
- 2 tsp lime juice
- ***Baja sauce*** ( make up to 2 hours ahead)
- 1/2 cup real mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp Ranch dressing
- 1 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp Sriracha
- 1 jalepeno minced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Mix all ingredients well and refrigerate
- ***Fish***
- 1 mahi mahi or white fish filet, thawed
- Marinate in sandwich bag with
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp Adobo seasoning
- 1 diced jalapeƱo or 1 tsp juice from jarred jalapeƱos
- Marinate for 1-2 hours in refrigerator
Directions
- Heat a non stick pan over medium heat
- Add fish to pan (don't add more oil) and season with salt
- Cook 4-5 minutes undisturbed
- Flip and cook 3 minutes.
- Flake fish in pan and mix with excess marinade
- Pan warm or microwave 6 soft corn tortillas
- Fill shells with fish, slaw, bag sauce and Mexican cheese.
- Optional - add sliced avocado and cilantro.
Tags: Fish, Baja, Adobo, Brussels sprouts, Tacos