Baja Fish Tacos Spice it up Use chipotle salsa for great smoky flavor. Wonderful. Fresh and crunchy. Always a toss up between and Fish Tacos with summer salsa - both are great Luxury recipe.
Ingredients
2 cups shredded red cabbage
1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons red salsa
Salt
1/3 cup sour cream
2 cups cornmeal
3 large eggs
1 pound cod, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices
Vegetable oil, for frying
Eight 6-inch soft corn tortillas
Method
In a medium bowl, toss the cabbage, cilantro, 1/4 cup salsa and salt to taste. In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream and remaining 3 tablespoons salsa. Set both aside.
In a shallow dish, whisk together the cornmeal and 1 tablespoon salt. In another shallow dish, beat the eggs with a fork.
Coat the fish slices in the cornmeal, then in the egg, then in the cornmeal again, and place on a plate.
In a medium cast-iron or other heavy skillet, pour the oil to a depth of 1-1/2 inches and heat over medium heat until the surface ripples, about 2 minutes.
Add about a third of the fish slices to the skillet and cook, turning once, until golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate. Repeat with the remaining fish slices.
In a large skillet, warm the tortillas on both sides over high heat.
Spread about 1 teaspoon sour cream sauce on a tortilla, then top with a few pieces fish and a heaping spoonful of the slaw and fold over. Repeat with the remaining tacos.
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