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Oh-So-Easy Fish Tacos

oh so easy fish tacoI held out as long as I could.

For years I have been seeing fish tacos circulating around the internet. Within the last year or so it seems there was s fish taco explosion. I just couldn’t fathom the thought of having fish as a Mexican meal ingredient, much less have it on a taco. No, Sir. That was not for me.

Every time I saw a platter come near my table when Mr. Yum and I would eat out, I would turn up my nose. I mean, how could anyone put fish on a taco? The fish would mix with the hot sauce , lettuce, tomato, cheese, and beans. 

That just never sounded really yummy to me.

My weight and battling the PCOS have been a real huge force in my life this year. I don’t know if it is because I am getting closer to 40 or that I am under way more stress than I ever have in life (combo of both?) but I have gained a considerable amount of weight this year. It really hasn’t been fun to deal with. In more recent months I have considered weight loss surgery. My Drs. have suggested it numerous times over the last few years. Exercise is hard due to may pain issues. I try. And I keep trying. But, something has to give.

I guess that is me that has to give. Because WLS is costly, with, or without insurance, I have decided to look for ways to shave off calories and eat meals that we can all enjoy.

Mr. Yum whipped up these fish tacos and while I still wasn’t sure. I have to give in. I mean–look at them.

I have to tell you though, I am not the biggest fan of breaded fish, I don’t really care for it deep-fried either. I’ll pass on the bread and sandwiches. I just enjoy a nice piece of fish, seasoned, with lemon, olive oil and baked or broiled. Pan fried can be ok as well. So, it was really hard for me to even get that first taco close to my lips.

No.

Just no.

Must not cave and bite into the fish taco craze.

So, what is the worst that could happen? I not like it? Well then, I will just pick the fish off and be on my way.

Easy enough right?

I kid you not when I tell you I had to really talk myself into eat this.

But I am not kidding when I tell you – it was aaaaahhhmaaazing. YUMtastic!

If Mr. Yum can make them the same way every time I’ll be happy.

He is the recipe follower so his recipe came from AllRecipes (great site, right?) Although we did make some minor tweaks.

We didn’t use any beer.

We traded the plain yogurt for Greek.

We swapped the mayo for the light version with olive oil.

No jalapeno pepper for us. Capers didn’t make an appearance either.

There wasn’t a quart of oil being used either. Say nadda to the cabbage. Say hello to lemon juice. Give a round of applaud for white rice!

Ok, so perhaps it is easy to say that he was inspired by this recipe.   (I guess I should have looked at the recipe before I started writing LOL I am wondering if Mr gave me the wrong one! Oh well…)

Have you tried fish tacos yet? What do you think?

light and tasty fish tacos

4.9 from 13 reviews
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Oh-So-Easy Fish Tacos
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Serves: 8
 
This recipe was inspired/adapted from Fish Tacos on All Recipes. We left out quite a few ingredients and changed many others. I hope you will enjoy ours!
Ingredients
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup light mayo with olive oil
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp dill, dried
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • olive oil for light pan frying
  • 1 pound cod
  • 8 small corn or flour tortillas
  • 2 cups spinach, chopped
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 1 cup shredded colby-jack cheese
  • 2 lemons, cut into wedges (8 pcs)
  • 1 cup white rice
Instructions
  1. To make the batter:
  2. In a large bowl combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, pepper.
  3. Use a fork to mix.
  4. In another small dish, mix the eggs.
  5. In a large skillet over low-medium heat, drizzle a little bit of olive oil.
  6. Warm your pan.
  7. As your pan warms take your fish and dunk it in the egg mixture. Then dunk into the dry mixture.
  8. Be sure all sides are covered. Give a little shake so the excess falls off.
  9. Add to your pan and turn on low.
  10. Repeat the process until all the fish has been covered and placed in the pan.
  11. Discard any unused mixture.
  12. While the fish is cooking, prepare your sauce.
  13. In a bowl combine the Greek yogurt, light mayo and fresh lime juice.
  14. Use a spatula or spoon to blend.
  15. Add the oregano, cumin, dill and cayenne.
  16. Blend.
  17. Set aside.
  18. Fish does not take long to cook. If your low is too low you can turn it back up to low-medium. Flip every few minutes until you get a crispy crust.
  19. In a pan, bring water and rice to boil and cook according to package directions.
  20. I flip every 5 minutes and it takes about 15-20 total to cook depending on how think the cod was.
  21. Once the fish is done, place on a dish covered with a paper towel. This will absorb the extra oil.
  22. Allow to cool.
  23. Warm your tortillas.
  24. Chop the fish.
  25. Spread sauce on tortilla, top with shredded cheese, spinach, tomato, rice (spoonful or two) and then the chopped cod. Take 1 lemon wedge and squeeze over your taco.
  26. Repeat for the remaining 7 tacos.

 

These recipes were so light and tasty. Even though I don’t eat a lot of white flour or white rice, I still use it in moderation. Too much of it doesn’t help with the weight loss, causes my arthritis flair ups and gives me wicked stomach aches.

I’m really glad I finally took the leap of faith and jumped on the fish taco bandwagon.

Comments

  1. I don’t eat seafood, so I will pass on the fish tacos, but gimme a regular mexican taco and I am all over it.

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    • I looooooooooove Mexican food. Spending most of my life in the south, it was a staple. I moved up here to MI and the food is prepared different and it has been hard for me to find a Mexican place I really get excited to eat at. LOL

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  6. I am the exact same way I just hear the words fish and taco in the same sentence it gives me the heeby jeebies! I like to try your husband’s recipe it sounds better….maybe!

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  11. I may have to give this recipe a try. My husband made fish tacos years ago and they didn’t turn out well. I’d love to give fish tacos a second try.

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  18. My two favorite types of tacos are fish and shrimp. I have yet to find a recipe that works for fish but this sounds amazing. I am bookmarking this one and will be making it in the near future.

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  19. I am not a fan of fish at all. I know it is good for me and all that jazz. I just can’t do it. My husband would love this though so I may have to make it for him. Maybe. ha!

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  20. Minus the tomatoes I bet this is something that I can make this is great idea for a family meal even I can eat this I have gasteroparises.

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  30. I am not into fish at all so I am not sure this is something I would ever make or eat but I will admit that this presentation makes it look very tempting. I will make sure my sister sees this because she loves fish tacos.

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  33. Ok I know it’s only 9 in the morning but I’m am really craving this recipe right now lol! I’m going to add this to my menu plan for next month!

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  36. Those look so yummy. I love fish tacos – I always order them when I go out for Mexican. I never thought of making them at home. This recipe is so easy, I’m going to try it.

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  37. Looks awesome. My husband likes fish tacos. But I have never made it at home before. I am going to try this recipe for him as a surprise. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.

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  53. One of my favorite foods ever is fish tacos! And it was only about 3-4 years ago before I ever tried one… just didn’t like the idea of a fish taco. Sadly, I missed out on years of a wonderful food. I’m making up for it, though. 🙂

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