Today I will teach you how to prepare super delicious fish tacos to share in meetings with friends on a weekend of drinks.
It is a very varied meal with vegetables and meats to taste.
Recipe Summary
Preparation
10 min
Cooking
40 min
Servings
6
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients
Instructions
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Step 1
For Fish or Shrimp:
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Step 2
Marinate the fish or prawns in a bowl hermetically covered with extra virgin olive oil, crushed garlic with everything and its juice, tequila or beer or white wine, a pinch of sea salt, lemon juice and sour orange, making sure that everything is well incorporated into the fish or prawns and put it in the fridge for ½ to an hour in the fridge (refrigerator or refrigerator).
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Step 3
In the meantime, prepare the sauces, guacamole and vegetables and, in the end, the breading or breading.
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Step 4
For the Breading:
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Step 5
Whisk in a refractory bowl the egg, the spoonfuls of canola, light olive or corn oil or one of each of the oils as you want, add the rest of the dry ingredients, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, peppers, mix well and now add the beer, water, mix everything very well, it should be a smooth dough similar to that of waffles. (waffles or hotcakes)
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Step 6
Take the fish or prawns out of the fridge and add this mixture to the fish or prawns and stir everything very well, incorporating everything and now fry one by one or two pieces at a time. If you have a ñora or a large pan you can put several at once, just make sure that the portions don't stick together.
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Step 7
They will be ready when you see that the juices no longer come out of the fish and the fried foods have taken on a honeyed and golden color and when you chop the fish or prawns, no liquid comes out, approximately at medium-high heat on the stove 3 or 4 minutes per cup of fried food, depending on the intensity of the fire and the thickness of your pan.
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Step 8
Take them out and place them on absorbent paper for excess oils and so on until you finish.
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Step 9
For the Green Sauce:
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Step 10
Roast the tomatillos or green tomatoes, the onion, the chilies, the garlic all together until everything is very well toasted, you can liquefy it, or process it by adding the sea salt and coriander, or better by flavor in the mortar or molcajete, grind it there and that's it.
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Step 11
Also if you don't want to roast it, boil everything including the coriander and salt and do the same by blending everything and that's it, you can add chilies or peppers or remove at your discretion or if you don't want anything to sting, add only those piquillos or chilies that are not spicy by flavor or simply eliminate them from this recipe and you will only have the flavor of the sauce without hot sauce.
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Step 12
For the Guacamole:
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Step 13
In the mortar or molcajete or in the food processor or by hand with a crusher, hand grinder or some rods, mix everything and that's it, try it for salt and that's it.
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Step 14
If you prefer, remove the chili so that it doesn't sting the kids.
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Step 15
For Nopalitos salad:
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Step 16
2 cups of cooked nopalitos, rinsed, and divided into small squares; if there are no fresh ones for you to prepare, then buy them in a jar, only they will have to be rinsed a lot to completely remove the drool, and discard the coriander that comes in the jar with the pepper and onion that is included.
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Step 17
Once free of slimes, cut them into pieces, and add the tomato, the extra virgin olive oil, the onion, the coriander and the sea salt, so that everything is mixed very well and serve.
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Step 18
Once free of slimes, cut them into pieces, and add the tomato, the extra virgin olive oil, the onion, the coriander and the sea salt, so that everything is mixed very well and serve.
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Step 19
Mix all ingredients and serve on a platter
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Step 20
For the Tacos:
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Step 21
The warm tortillas (you can have some warm tortillas to perfection if you don't want to heat them one by one on a grill or on the stove when you take them out of the package (if you don't get them already cooked and hot):
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Step 22
Separating them one by one, so that they are not glued together.
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Step 23
Gently spraying between them causes very little water spray. (because microwaves work by absorbing liquids and that's how water molecules are absorbed by heat in a microwave, so they won't come out dry and hard).
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Step 24
Wrapping them all together in absorbent or waxed paper.
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Step 25
Place a plastic bag on the absorbent or waxed paper.
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Step 26
Microwave 2 minutes per kilo of tortillas.
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Step 27
Take them out and change them to a tortilla maker or a container where you place a cotton or linen kitchen towel or embroidered napkin and transfer your warm tortillas by covering them as if they were bread, and not allowing the heat to come out by covering them very well.
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Step 28
This way you will get perfect and tasty hot microwave tortillas without glues or hardness. From there you go drinking as you prepare the tacos.
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Step 29
Put the cabbage (the cabbage) in a bowl and the drained water so that each person can serve as they like in the tacos.
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Step 30
Guacamole, nopalito salad, sauces, cream, mayonnaise, cheese, drained radishes, cucumbers. All in separate fonts with beautiful presentation.
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Step 31
To serve:
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Step 32
On a plate, have a warm tortilla, put some pieces of fish or a shrimp, add lemon juice, nopales salad, mayonnaise or cream whatever you want, vegetables, sauces to your liking, finish with pico de gallo, cream, guacamole and cheese and enjoy!!!
Tips for this recipe
Here are some useful tips to perfectly prepare Fish tacos and get the best results.
Always use fresh ingredients for the best flavor
Prepare all ingredients before starting to cook
Monitor temperature during cooking to prevent burning
For recipes requiring long cooking time, maintain low and steady temperature
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe has a Easy difficulty level, which means it's accessible for cooks of all levels.
The preparation time is 10 minutes and the cooking time is 40 minutes.
This recipe is designed for 6 servings.
Yes, many ingredients can be substituted with similar alternatives. We recommend checking the recipe variations.
Store the preparation in the refrigerator for up to 3 days in an airtight container. Some preparations can be frozen for up to 3 months.