Baja Fish Tacos

Name: Baja Fish Tacos
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500g white fish fillets (mahi-mahi or cod), cut into strips; 1 cup plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1 cup cold beer; salt and pepper to taste; oil for frying; 2 cups red cabbage, shredded; 1 lime, juiced; 1/2 cup sour cream; 2 tsp chipotle in adobo, finely chopped; 12 small corn tortillas; fresh coriander and lime to serve

Crispy beer-battered white fish in corn tortillas with crunchy slaw and chipotle crema. Using cold beer straight from the fridge for the batter gives it a light, crisp texture instead of a heavy, dense coating.

Total time

30 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

500gwhite fish fillets (mahi-mahi or cod), cut into strips

1 cupplain flour

1 tspbaking powder

1 cupcold beer

salt and pepperto taste

oilfor frying

2 cupsred cabbage, shredded

1lime, juiced

1/2 cupsour cream

2 tspchipotle in adobo, finely chopped

12small corn tortillas

fresh coriander and limeto serve

Instructions

Make batter: whisk flour, baking powder, beer and season.

Mix slaw: toss cabbage with lime juice and salt.

Mix chipotle crema: combine sour cream and chipotle.

Dip fish in batter. Fry at 180°C for 3-4 minutes until golden.

Fill warm tortillas with fish, slaw and chipotle crema. Finish with coriander.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

409

Protein

10.5g

Fat

8.7g

Carbs

72.5g

Fiber

7.3g

Sodium

193mg

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