Fish Tacos

Yield:
Makes 12 tacos

Ingredients:

  1. 1/2 cup avocado oil or canola oil
  2. 1 cup beer
  3. 1 large egg
  4. 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  5. 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  6. 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  7. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  8. Freshly ground black pepper
  9. 2 white fish fillets (about 8 ounces each), cut crosswise into 6 pieces (snapper, halibut or cod)
  10. 1 small sweet onion, peeled and quartered
  11. 10 sprigs fresh cilantro, leaves removed from sprigs
  12. 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  13. 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  14. 4 cups red cabbage, shredded
  15. 1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled and cut into bite sized pieces
  16. 2 limes, quartered
  17. 1 jar (12 ounce) salsa
  18. 12 flour tortillas, about 8-inches in diameter
  19. 1 red onion, halved, peeled and sliced into strips
  20. 3 radishes, sliced thin
  21. more fresh cilantro leaves for garnish
Directions:

1. Place the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat.

2. Combine the beer, egg, and flour in a medium-size mixing bowl. Stir in the mustard, cayenne, salt, and several grindings of black pepper. Put 6 pieces of fish in the batter, coat well, and add to the skillet. Cook for 3 minutes, turn the pieces over, and cook for 3 more minutes until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel-lined platter. Repeat with the remaining 6 pieces. Reduce the heat if needed to prevent burning.

3. While the fish cooks, add the sweet onion quarters and cilantro leaves into a food processor and pulse several times, or until coarsely chopped (or chop by hand). Add the mayonnaise and yogurt to the processor and pulse just once or twice to combine. Place the onion-mayonnaise-cilantro sauce in a small serving bowl.

4. Place the shredded cabbage, chopped avocado, red onion slices, sliced radishes, quartered limes, salsa and extra chopped cilantro into separate serving bowls so each diner can assemble their own tacos.

5. Assemble tacos by placing cabbage and red onion in the middle of a tortilla. Top with 1 piece of fish, a squeeze of lime, 2 avocado slices, 2 radish slices, a tablespoon of salsa, a drizzle of the onion-mayonnaise-cilantro sauce, more cabbage and a sprinkle of cilantro. Fold and eat.


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