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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

  1. Heat a non stick pan over medium heat
  2. Add fish to pan (don't add more oil) and season with salt
  3. Cook 4-5 minutes undisturbed
  4. Flip and cook 3 minutes.
  5. Flake fish in pan and mix with excess marinade
  6. Pan warm or microwave 6 soft corn tortillas
  7. Fill shells with fish, slaw, bag sauce and Mexican cheese.
  8. Optional - add sliced avocado and cilantro.
Tags: Fish, Baja, Adobo, Brussels sprouts, Tacos