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Tacos De Pescado (Baja Style Fish Taco)

At a Glance

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
20 minutes
Total
30 minutes
Servings
6 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main Course
  • Tacos
  • Mexican
  • Frying
  • Easy

Allergens

  • Fish
  • Wheat
  • Eggs

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 6. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 159.6 per serving 957.6 for selected servings
Fat 4.4g per serving 26.4g for selected servings
Sugar 0.1g per serving 0.6g for selected servings
Protein 12.9g per serving 77.4g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 16.1g per serving 96.6g for selected servings

Make and share this Tacos De Pescado (Baja Style Fish Taco) recipe from Food.com.

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Equipment

Paper towels, mixing bowls, whisk or mixer, large skillet, tongs

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb fish fillet, cut lengthwise into strips
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • oil, necessary (for frying)
  • corn tortillas or flour tortilla, warmed to soften
  • shredded cabbage, lightly dressed with
  • your favorite coleslaw dressing
  • raw onion rings, marinated in
  • vinegar, with
  • 1 pinch oregano
  • thin tomato-free guacamole
  • salsa, such as red, green
  • pico de gallo

Instructions

  1. Pat the fish filet strips dry with paper towels.

  2. Mix the flour, salt, pepper, vegetable oil and egg yolks to form a batter.

  3. Beat the egg whites until stiff, and fold into the mixture.

  4. In a large skillet, heat oil with a depth of no more than 1 inch.

  5. Dip each fish strip in the batter, fry quickly on one side, turning to fry the other until golden brown. This should only take a couple of minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels.

  6. Arrange pieces of fish in softened tortillas and serve at once, accompanied by the shredded cabbage, marinated onions, guacamole sauce, and a selection of salsas.

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Source: https://www.food.com/recipe/tacos-de-pescado-baja-style-fish-taco-138833

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