Monday, September 20, 2010

Fast Fish Tacos

Ingredients

1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp grated lime zest
2 tbsp lime juice
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro, evenly divided
1 tsp ground cumin
salt and pepper
4 roma tomatoes, halved lengthwise and seeded
2 jalepeno peppers
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 lb skinless halibut fillets, cut into thick strips (you can use any firm-fleshed white fish)
1 tsp paprika
Shredded cabbage, salted for 30+ minutes, rinsed and dried
12 corn tortillas



Combine the sour cream, lime zest, 1 TBSP lime juice, 1/4 cup cilantro and cumin and then season with salt and pepper.
Brush the tomato and pepper with oil and grill on both sides until charred and tender ~2 min/side. Remove the skin from tomatoes, then coarsely chop them with the jalapeno pepper and the remaining cilantro. Place in bowl with 1 TBSP lime juice. Season.
Brush the fish with oil and season. Grill until charred and cooked, ~ 3 min/side, then coaresly chop it into ~1/2" pieces.
Warm the tortillas, then spread each one with the crema.  Add some flaked fish, a little shredded cabbage, spoon some tomato sauce over, serve with remaining crema (and salsa if desired).

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