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Red Snapper Fish Tacos

2 soft shell tacos on a plate filled with fresh red tomatoes, guacamole, cabbage slaw with 2 wedges of lime and black beans on the side.
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These healthy red snapper fish tacos are served with guacamole, cabbage slaw, fresh tomato salsa, & warm tortillas.  Don't have red snapper? Use cod or any mild white fish.

Ingredients

Ingredient List Guacamole:

  • 2 avocados, peeled & pitted
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 tsp garlic salt
  • salt
Ingredient List Cabbage:
  • 2 cups cabbage, thinly sliced
  • 2 Tbsp fresh lime juice or white vinegar
  • 2 fresno red chiles, seeded and diced
  • 2 tsp sugar -optional
  • 1 Tbsp e.v. olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
Ingredient List Tomato Salsa:
  • 3 medium fresh tomatoes, seeded & diced
  • 3 Tbsp red onion, finely diced
  • 2 Tbsp jalapeno, finely diced
  • 1 Tbsp e.v. olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • pinch black pepper
Ingredient List Tacos:
  • 1 1/2 lb red snapper fillets (or cod or any white fish)
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp lime juice
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped - as garnish
  • 1 lime, cut into wedges - as garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375F.
  • For the Guacamole - Mash it all up in a bowl.  Add salt to taste.
  • For the Cabbage - Mix all ingredients in a bowl.  Add salt to taste.  This needs to sit for at least 30 minutes to get soft.  It's even better if it's longer.
  • For the Tomato Salsa - Mix all ingredients in a bowl.  Add salt to taste.

For the Fish Tacos:  

  • Give a little squeeze of  lime juice (~1 Tbsp) on the fish.  
  • Lightly salt & pepper, sprinkle on some cumin, and place in a lightly oiled pan.  Cut the fish into manageable sizes to fit the pan, if needed.  
  • Cover and bake for ~15 minutes or until fish is flaky.

Warm up tortillas:

  • There's a couple different ways to warm up tortillas:
  • Heat a dry pan to medium high heat.  Add one tortilla at a time to pan and turn over when it starts to puff up and/or get pliable.  Warm up the other side for a couple seconds
  • OR Place tortillas in microwave and cover with a damp paper towel and warm up, checking every 20 seconds until all are hot.
  • OR Wrap tortillas in a packet of aluminum foil and bake at 250F for ~ 20 minutes.  Keep tortillas warm at the kitchen table by covering with a dish towel.

Make your tacos!  

  • Fill tortillas with fish, guacamole, salsa, cabbage.  Top with cilantro and with a lime garnish.  Happy Eating!  Beckie

Notes

  • Warming up tortillas makes them more "pliable" (and therefore stronger) when filled.

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