Fish Tacos Recipe with Best Fish Taco Sauce!
Our go-to fish tacos recipe for entertaining! Easy, excellent fish tacos with the best fish taco sauce; an irresistible lime crema!
Equipment
- baking sheet
- small dish
- medium bowl
- large dry skillet
Ingredients
Fish Taco Ingredients
- 24 small white corn tortillas
- 1.5 lb tilapia
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
- 0.5 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
Fish Taco Toppings
- 0.5 small purple cabbage
- 2 medium avocado, sliced
- 2 roma tomatoes, diced optional
- 0.5 red onion, diced
- 0.5 bunch Cilantro, longer stems removed
- 4 oz Cotija cheese, grated
- 1 lime cut into 8 wedges to serve
Fish Taco Sauce Ingredients
- 0.5 cup sour cream
- 0.33 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoon lime juice from 1 medium lime
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce or to taste
Instructions
Preparation
- Line large baking sheet with parchment or silicone liner. In a small dish, combine seasonings: ½ teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper and evenly sprinkle seasoning mix over both sides of tilapia.
- Lightly drizzle fish with olive oil and dot each piece with butter. Bake at 375 for 20-25 min. To brown edges, broil for 3-5 minutes at the end if desired.
- Combine all Taco sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until well blended.
- To serve the tacos, toast quickly toast the corn tortillas on a large dry skillet or griddle over medium/high heat.
- To assemble: start with pieces of fish then add remaining ingredients finishing with a generous sprinkle of cotija cheese and finally that awesome taco sauce! Serve with a fresh lime wedge to squeeze over tacos.
Notes
Do not skip the best fish taco sauce - an irresistible garlic lime crema.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tacoCalories: 172kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 8gFat: 9g
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